On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4775 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)

Voted in favor of amendment to fund border fence in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Sessions amendment to H.R. 5631, the Department of of Defense Appropriations bill for 2007. This was an amendment to appropriate $1.8 billion for the construction of border fencing and vehicle barriers along the southern border. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), would fund the fencing and barrier provisions proposed by S. 2611 which passed the Senate in late May. A fence is one of the most effective tools for preventing illegal migration. The Sessions Amendment passed by a voted 94-3.

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Wednesday, August 2, 2006 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2006-08-02
  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2006-08-02
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2006-08-02
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2006-08-02
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2006-08-02
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2006-08-02
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2006-08-02
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2006-08-02
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2006-08-02
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2006-08-02
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2006-08-02
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2006-08-02
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2006-08-02
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2006-08-02
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2006-08-02
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2006-08-02
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2006-08-02
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2006-08-02
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2006-08-02
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2006-08-02
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2006-08-02
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2006-08-02
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2006-08-02
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2006-08-02
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2006-08-02
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2006-08-02
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2006-08-02
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2006-08-02
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2006-08-02
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2006-08-02
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2006-08-02
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2006-08-02
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2006-08-02
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2006-08-02
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2006-08-02
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2006-08-02
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2006-08-02
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2006-08-02
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2006-08-02
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2006-08-02
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2006-08-02
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2006-08-02
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2006-08-02
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2006-08-02
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2006-08-02
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2006-08-02
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2006-08-02
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2006-08-02
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2006-08-02
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2006-08-02
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2006-08-02
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2006-08-02
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2006-08-02
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2006-08-02
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2006-08-02
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2006-08-02
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2006-08-02
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2006-08-02
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2006-08-02
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2006-08-02
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2006-08-02
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2006-08-02
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2006-08-02
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2006-08-02
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2006-08-02
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2006-08-02
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2006-08-02
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2006-08-02
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2006-08-02
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2006-08-02
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2006-08-02
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2006-08-02
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2006-08-02
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2006-08-02
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2006-08-02
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2006-08-02
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2006-08-02
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2006-08-02
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2006-08-02
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2006-08-02
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2006-08-02
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2006-08-02
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2006-08-02
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2006-08-02
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2006-08-02
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2006-08-02
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2006-08-02
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2006-08-02
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2006-08-02
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2006-08-02
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2006-08-02
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2006-08-02
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2006-08-02
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2006-08-02

Opposed 

  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2006-08-02
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2006-08-02
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2006-08-02

Avoided 

  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2006-08-02
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2006-08-02
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2006-08-02
Author: 
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
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