On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2367 to S. 1932 (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)

Voted in favor of amendment to strip immigration increase in 2005
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Byrd Amendment to S. 1932, the Budget Reconciliation bill. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), would have stripped ALL immigration increases from the Budget Reconciliation bill and replaced the increase with a provision to impose a $1,500 fee on employers who hire certain non-immigrants. The immigration increase was added to the Budget Reconciliation bill by the Senate Judiciary Committee as a result of an 14-2 vote in favor of an amendment introduced by Senator Arlen Specter. The Specter plan would increase permanent, employment-based immigration by nearly tripling the number of foreign workers who can enter the U.S. each year. As well, it exempts workersÂ’ families from the 140,000-visa cap on employment-based immigration. It also raises the cap on employment-based permanent immigration by adding ea

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, November 3, 2005 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2005-11-03
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2005-11-03
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2005-11-03
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2005-11-03
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2005-11-03
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2005-11-03
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2005-11-03
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2005-11-03
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2005-11-03
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2005-11-03
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2005-11-03
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2005-11-03
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2005-11-03
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2005-11-03

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2005-11-03
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2005-11-03
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2005-11-03
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2005-11-03
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2005-11-03
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2005-11-03
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2005-11-03
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2005-11-03
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2005-11-03
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2005-11-03
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2005-11-03
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2005-11-03
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2005-11-03
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2005-11-03
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2005-11-03
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2005-11-03
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2005-11-03
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2005-11-03
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2005-11-03
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2005-11-03
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2005-11-03
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2005-11-03
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2005-11-03
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2005-11-03
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2005-11-03
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2005-11-03
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2005-11-03
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2005-11-03
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2005-11-03
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2005-11-03
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2005-11-03
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2005-11-03
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2005-11-03
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2005-11-03
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2005-11-03
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2005-11-03
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2005-11-03
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2005-11-03
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2005-11-03
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2005-11-03
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2005-11-03
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2005-11-03
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2005-11-03
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2005-11-03
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2005-11-03
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2005-11-03
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2005-11-03
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2005-11-03
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2005-11-03
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2005-11-03
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2005-11-03
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2005-11-03
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2005-11-03
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2005-11-03
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2005-11-03
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2005-11-03
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2005-11-03
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2005-11-03
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2005-11-03
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2005-11-03
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2005-11-03
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2005-11-03
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2005-11-03
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2005-11-03
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2005-11-03
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2005-11-03
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2005-11-03
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2005-11-03
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2005-11-03
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2005-11-03
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2005-11-03
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2005-11-03
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2005-11-03
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2005-11-03
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2005-11-03
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2005-11-03
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2005-11-03
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2005-11-03
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2005-11-03
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2005-11-03
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2005-11-03
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2005-11-03
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2005-11-03
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2005-11-03
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2005-11-03

Avoided 

  • [895] Senator Jon Corzine - 2005-11-03
Author: 
Sen. Robert Byrd [D-WV]
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