Roll Call
BY TARGETED NEWS SERVICE
Sunday, February 03, 2013
2/03/13 at 6:08 AM
WASHINGTON - Here is how Oklahoma's members of the U.S. Senate voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote. There were no key votes in the House last week.
SENATE
Vote 1. Offsetting cost of Sandy relief: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (H.R. 152). The amendment would have offset the $50.5 billion cost of funding programs for recovery from superstorm Sandy by cutting discretionary spending over the next nine years by 0.49 percent. The vote, on Jan. 28, was 35 yeas to 62 nays.
Vote 2. Funding Sandy relief: The Senate has passed the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (H.R. 152), sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky. The bill would provide $50.5 billion of supplemental appropriations to fund recovery and relief efforts for the communities impacted by superstorm Sandy. The vote, on Jan. 28, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
Vote 3. Secretary of state: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., as secretary of state. A supporter, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., now the chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said Kerry "will need no introduction to the world's political and military leaders and will begin day one fully conversant not only with the intricacies of U.S. foreign policy but with the understanding of the nuanced approach necessary to effectively interact on a multinational stage." The vote, on Jan. 29, was 94 yeas to 3 nays.
Vote 4. Debt limit and spending cuts: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), that would have required increases in the debt limit over the next 10 years to be accompanied by proposed legislation to reduce spending by an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the debt limit increase. The vote to table the amendment, on Jan. 31, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
Vote 5. Budgeting and automatic spending cuts: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), that would have reduced spending levels from previous-year levels by 1 percent every 90 days in the event Congress fails to pass appropriations bills before the start of the fiscal year. The vote to table the amendment, on Jan. 31, was 52 yeas to 46 nays.
Vote 6. Spending priorities and the debt limit: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., to the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), that would have required the government to prioritize paying debt obligations and Social Security, disability, and survivors' benefits, as well as paying the salary of active military members, in the event the debt limit is reached. The vote to table the amendment, on Jan. 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
Vote 7. Sending military equipment to Egypt: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), that would have prohibited the provision of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks and various other military equipment to the government of Egypt. The vote to table the amendment, on Jan. 31, was 79 yeas to 19 nays.
Vote 8. Debt ceiling and the budget: The Senate has passed the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. The bill would suspend the debt ceiling by authorizing the Treasury Department to issue debt until May 19 and require Congress to adopt a budget resolution by April 15 in order for members of Congress to continue receiving their pay beyond that date. The vote, on Jan. 31, was 64 yeas to 34 nays.
JI: Jim Inhofe (R)
TC: Tom Coburn (R)
Senate vote
| Issue | JI | TC |
| Vote 1: | N | Y |
| Vote 2: | N | N |
| Vote 3: | N | Y |
| Vote 4: | N | N |
| Vote 5: | N | N |
| Vote 6: | N | N |
| Vote 7: | Y | Y |
| Vote 8: | N | N |
