Amendment to Limit Federal Employee Pay and Cut Discretionary Spending
June 17, 2010 | S.Amdt. 4376 to H.R. 4213
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) proposed an amendment to the "Jobs Bill" to freeze federal employee pay for one year, cap the number of federal workers and cut discretionary spending by 5 percent across the board for all federal agencies except the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
This is Bad for working people.
Vote result: Failed
YEAs: 41
NAYs: 57
| Legislator Sort descending | State | Party | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sen. George S. LeMieux | 
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Carl Levin | 
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman | Independent Independent | No | |
|
Sen. Blanche Lincoln |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Richard G. Lugar |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John McCain |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Mitch McConnell |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Robert Menendez |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jeff Merkley |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Lisa Murkowski |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Patty Murray |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Ben Nelson |
Democrat
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Bill Nelson |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Mark Pryor |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jack Reed |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Harry Reid |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jim Risch |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Pat Roberts |
Republican
|
Yes |
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