On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4309 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)

Voted against sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2008
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against tabling an amendment (SA 4309) sponsored by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to (S. Con. Res. 70), a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009. The Vitter Amendment, if adopted, would have created a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists. Sanctuary policies bar public officials, including police officers, from asking an individual's immigration status and from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities. In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francis

Action Type: 
Floor Final
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, March 13, 2008 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2008-03-13
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2008-03-13
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 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
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2008-03-13
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2008-03-13
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2008-03-13
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2008-03-13
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2008-03-13
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2008-03-13
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2008-03-13
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2008-03-13
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2008-03-13
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2008-03-13
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 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
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2008-03-13
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2008-03-13
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2008-03-13
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2008-03-13
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2008-03-13
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2008-03-13
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2008-03-13
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 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
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2008-03-13
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2008-03-13
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2008-03-13
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2008-03-13
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2008-03-13
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 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
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2008-03-13
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2008-03-13
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2008-03-13
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2008-03-13
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2008-03-13
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2008-03-13

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2008-03-13
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 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
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2008-03-13
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2008-03-13
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2008-03-13
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2008-03-13
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2008-03-13
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2008-03-13
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 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
  • [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
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 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
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2008-03-13
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 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
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2008-03-13
  • [1263] Senator John Barrasso - 2008-03-13

Avoided 

  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2008-03-13
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2008-03-13
Author: 
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
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