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. Daniel K. Akaka
HI
Democrat No
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Max Baucus
MT
Democrat No
Sen. Evan Bayh
IN
Democrat No
Sen. Mark Begich
AK
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Robert F. Bennett
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher S. Bond
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Scott Brown
MA
Republican Yes
Sen. Sam Brownback
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Jim Bunning
KY
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Roland W. Burris
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Robert C. Byrd
WV
Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat No