On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4188 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)

Voted on Senate floor against amendment to kill border fence in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against the Manager\'s Amendment (SA 4188), offered by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. The Manager\'s Amendment made many minor changes to S. 2611, none of have significant numeric impacts on the overall bill. However, the Manager\'s Amendment included a provision that requires consultation with the government of Mexico concerning the construction of additional fencing and related border security structures along the international border between the United States and Mexico. This would virtually guarantee that the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border would never be completed. The Manager\'s Amendment passed by a vote of

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, May 25, 2006 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2006-05-25
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2006-05-25
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2006-05-25
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2006-05-25
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2006-05-25
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2006-05-25
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2006-05-25
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2006-05-25
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2006-05-25
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2006-05-25
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2006-05-25
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2006-05-25
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2006-05-25
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2006-05-25
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2006-05-25
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2006-05-25
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2006-05-25
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2006-05-25
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2006-05-25
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2006-05-25
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2006-05-25
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2006-05-25
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2006-05-25
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2006-05-25
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2006-05-25
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2006-05-25
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2006-05-25
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2006-05-25
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2006-05-25
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2006-05-25
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2006-05-25
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2006-05-25
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2006-05-25
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2006-05-25
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2006-05-25
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2006-05-25
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2006-05-25
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2006-05-25
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2006-05-25
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2006-05-25
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2006-05-25
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2006-05-25
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2006-05-25
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2006-05-25
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2006-05-25
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2006-05-25
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2006-05-25
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2006-05-25
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2006-05-25
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2006-05-25
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2006-05-25
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2006-05-25
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2006-05-25
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2006-05-25
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2006-05-25
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2006-05-25

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2006-05-25
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2006-05-25
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2006-05-25
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2006-05-25
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2006-05-25
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2006-05-25
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2006-05-25
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2006-05-25
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2006-05-25
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2006-05-25
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2006-05-25
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2006-05-25
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2006-05-25
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2006-05-25
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2006-05-25
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2006-05-25
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2006-05-25
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2006-05-25
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2006-05-25
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2006-05-25
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2006-05-25
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2006-05-25
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2006-05-25
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2006-05-25
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2006-05-25
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2006-05-25
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2006-05-25
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2006-05-25
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2006-05-25
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2006-05-25
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2006-05-25
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2006-05-25
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2006-05-25
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2006-05-25
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2006-05-25
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2006-05-25
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2006-05-25
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2006-05-25
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2006-05-25
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2006-05-25
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2006-05-25

Avoided 

  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2006-05-25
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2006-05-25
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2006-05-25
Author: 
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
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