Amendment to Provide Private School Vouchers
Jul. 8, 2015 | S.Amdt. 2139 to S. 1177
This amendment by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) would have provided vouchers for students for use at private institutions. This amendment would have moved scarce federal dollars from where they are critical and undermined the basic goal of public education by allowing funding designated for low-income areas to be re-routed to private schools. The amendment failed.
This is Bad for working people.
Vote result: Failed
YEAs: 45
NAYs: 52
| Legislator Sort descending | State | Party | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sen. Mitch McConnell | 
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Robert Menendez | 
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jeff Merkley |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jerry Moran |
Republican
|
No | |
|
Sen. Lisa Murkowski |
Republican
|
No | |
|
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Patty Murray |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Bill Nelson |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Rand Paul |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. David Perdue |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Gary Peters |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Rob Portman |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Jack Reed |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Harry Reid |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Jim Risch |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Pat Roberts |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Mike Rounds |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Marco Rubio |
Republican
|
Not Voting | |
|
Sen. Bernard Sanders | Independent Independent | No |
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