On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4231 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)

Voted in favor of increased border security funding and enforcement in 2008
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Sessions Amendment to S CON RES 70. This amendment would increase funding for border security, guarantee 700 miles of fencing, place 6,000 National Guardsmen on the border, and reimburse state and local law enforcement. The amendment passed 61 to 37. A second amendment, the Menendez Amendment to S CON RES 70 was also passed by the Senate. This amendment has the same purpose as the Sessions Amendment, but uses weaker and less-clear text. The Menendez Amendment does not guarantee the number of National Guardsmen on the border, proclaim a zero-tolerance policy in illegal aliens, or g

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, March 13, 2008 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2008-03-13
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2008-03-13
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2008-03-13
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2008-03-13
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2008-03-13
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2008-03-13
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2008-03-13
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2008-03-13
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2008-03-13
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2008-03-13
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2008-03-13
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2008-03-13
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2008-03-13
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2008-03-13
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2008-03-13
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2008-03-13
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2008-03-13
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2008-03-13
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2008-03-13
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2008-03-13
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2008-03-13
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2008-03-13
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2008-03-13
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2008-03-13
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2008-03-13
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2008-03-13
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2008-03-13
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2008-03-13
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2008-03-13
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2008-03-13
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2008-03-13
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2008-03-13
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2008-03-13
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2008-03-13
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2008-03-13
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2008-03-13
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2008-03-13
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2008-03-13
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2008-03-13
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2008-03-13
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2008-03-13
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2008-03-13
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2008-03-13
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2008-03-13
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2008-03-13
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2008-03-13
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2008-03-13
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2008-03-13
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2008-03-13
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2008-03-13
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2008-03-13
  • [467] Senator Roger Wicker - 2008-03-13
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2008-03-13
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2008-03-13
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2008-03-13
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2008-03-13
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2008-03-13
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2008-03-13
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2008-03-13
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2008-03-13
  • [1263] Senator John Barrasso - 2008-03-13

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2008-03-13
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2008-03-13
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2008-03-13
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2008-03-13
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2008-03-13
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2008-03-13
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2008-03-13
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2008-03-13
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2008-03-13
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2008-03-13
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2008-03-13
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2008-03-13
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2008-03-13
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2008-03-13
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2008-03-13
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2008-03-13
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2008-03-13
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2008-03-13
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2008-03-13
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2008-03-13
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2008-03-13
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2008-03-13
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2008-03-13
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2008-03-13
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2008-03-13
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2008-03-13
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2008-03-13
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2008-03-13
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2008-03-13
  • [642] Senator Sherrod Brown - 2008-03-13
  • [384] Senator Benjamin Cardin - 2008-03-13
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2008-03-13
  • [958] Senator Bernie Sanders - 2008-03-13
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2008-03-13
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2008-03-13
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2008-03-13
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2008-03-13

Avoided 

  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2008-03-13
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2008-03-13
Author: 
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
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