The House voted for the second time in a year to erect a fence along a third of the U.S.-Mexican border, part of a Republican effort to keep illegal immigration an issue before voters. A new 700 miles of double-layered fencing won approval on a 283-138 vote , Voting YES were 219 Republicans and 64 Democrats. Voting NO were 131 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 independent.
Y= Yes vote N= No Vote X = did not vote.
ALABAMA
Democrats _ Cramer, Y; Davis, Y.Republicans _ Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Bonner, Y; Everett, Y; Rogers, Y.
ALASKA
Republicans _ Young, N.
ARIZONA
Democrats _ Grijalva, N; Pastor, N.
Republicans _ Flake, Y; Franks, Y; Hayworth, Y; Kolbe, N; Renzi, Y; Shadegg, Y.
ARKANSAS
Democrats _ Berry, Y; Ross, Y; Snyder, N.
Republicans _ Boozman, Y.
CALIFORNIA
Democrats _ Baca, N; Becerra, N; Berman, N; Capps, N; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, N; Eshoo, N; Farr, N; Filner, N; Harman, N; Honda, N; Lantos, N; Lee, N; Lofgren, Zoe, N; Matsui, N; Millender-McDonald, N; Miller, George, N; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, N; Roybal-Allard, N; Sanchez, Linda T., N; Sanchez, Loretta, N; Schiff, N; Sherman, N; Solis, N; Stark, N; Tauscher, N; Thompson, N; Waters, N; Watson, N; Waxman, N; Woolsey, N.
Republicans _ Bilbray, Y; Bono, Y; Calvert, Y; Campbell, Y; Doolittle, Y; Dreier, Y; Gallegly, Y; Herger, Y; Hunter, Y; Issa, Y; Lewis, Y; Lungren, Daniel E., Y; McKeon, Y; Miller, Gary, Y; Nunes, Y; Pombo, Y; Radanovich, Y; Rohrabacher, Y; Royce, Y; Thomas, Y.
COLORADO
Democrats _ DeGette, N; Salazar, N; Udall, N.
Republicans _ Beauprez, Y; Hefley, Y; Musgrave, Y; Tancredo, Y.
CONNECTICUT
Democrats _ DeLauro, N; Larson, N.
Republicans _ Johnson, Y; Shays, Y; Simmons, Y.
DELAWARE
Republicans _ Castle, Y.
FLORIDA
Democrats _ Boyd, Y; Brown, Corrine, Y; Davis, X; Hastings, N; Meek, N; Wasserman Schultz, N; Wexler, Y.
Republicans _ Bilirakis, Y; Brown-Waite, Ginny, Y; Crenshaw, Y; Diaz-Balart, L., N; Diaz-Balart, M., N; Feeney, Y; Foley, Y; Harris, Y; Keller, X; Mack, Y; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Putnam, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, N; Shaw, Y; Stearns, Y; Weldon, Y; Young, Y.
GEORGIA
Democrats _ Barrow, Y; Bishop, Y; Lewis, N; Marshall, Y; McKinney, N; Scott, N.
Republicans _ Deal, Y; Gingrey, Y; Kingston, Y; Linder, Y; Norwood, Y; Price, Y; Westmoreland, Y.
HAWAII
Democrats _ Abercrombie, N; Case, X.
IDAHO
Republicans _ Otter, Y; Simpson, Y.
ILLINOIS
Democrats _ Bean, Y; Costello, Y; Davis, N; Emanuel, N; Evans, X; Gutierrez, N; Jackson, N; Lipinski, Y; Rush, N; Schakowsky, N.
Republicans _ Biggert, Y; Hastert, (the speaker, by tradition, often does not vote); Hyde, Y; Johnson, Y; Kirk, Y; LaHood, Y; Manzullo, Y; Shimkus, Y; Weller, Y.
INDIANA
Democrats _ Carson, N; Visclosky, N.
Republicans _ Burton, Y; Buyer, Y; Chocola, Y; Hostettler, Y; Pence, Y; Sodrel, Y; Souder, Y.
IOWA
Democrats _ Boswell, Y.
Republicans _ King, Y; Latham, Y; Leach, Y; Nussle, Y.
KANSAS
Democrats _ Moore, Y.
Republicans _ Moran, Y; Ryun, Y; Tiahrt, Y.
KENTUCKY
Democrats _ Chandler, Y.
Republicans _ Davis, Y; Lewis, Y; Northup, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.
LOUISIANA
Democrats _ Jefferson, N; Melancon, Y.
Republicans _ Alexander, Y; Baker, Y; Boustany, Y; Jindal, Y; McCrery, Y.
MAINE
Democrats _ Allen, N; Michaud, N.
MARYLAND
Democrats _ Cardin, N; Cummings, N; Hoyer, N; Ruppersberger, Y; Van Hollen, N; Wynn, N.
Republicans _ Bartlett, Y; Gilchrest, Y.
MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats _ Capuano, Y; Delahunt, Y; Frank, Y; Lynch, Y; Markey, N; McGovern, N; Meehan, N; Neal, N; Olver, N; Tierney, N.
MICHIGAN
Democrats _ Conyers, N; Dingell, N; Kildee, Y; Kilpatrick, N; Levin, N; Stupak, Y.
Republicans _ Camp, Y; Ehlers, Y; Hoekstra, Y; Knollenberg, Y; McCotter, Y; Miller, Y; Rogers, Y; Schwarz, Y; Upton, Y.
MINNESOTA
Democrats _ McCollum, N; Oberstar, N; Peterson, Y; Sabo, N.
Republicans _ Gutknecht, Y; Kennedy, Y; Kline, Y; Ramstad, Y.
MISSISSIPPI
Democrats _ Taylor, Y; Thompson, N.
Republicans _ Pickering, Y; Wicker, Y.
MISSOURI
Democrats _ Carnahan, N; Clay, N; Cleaver, X; Skelton, Y.
Republicans _ Akin, Y; Blunt, Y; Emerson, Y; Graves, Y; Hulshof, Y.
MONTANA
Republicans _ Rehberg, Y.
NEBRASKA
Republicans _ Fortenberry, Y; Osborne, Y; Terry, Y.
NEVADA
Democrats _ Berkley, Y.
Republicans _ Gibbons, Y; Porter, Y.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Republicans _ Bass, Y; Bradley, Y.
NEW JERSEY
Democrats _ Andrews, Y; Holt, N; Pallone, N; Pascrell, Y; Payne, N; Rothman, N.
Republicans _ Ferguson, Y; Frelinghuysen, Y; Garrett, Y; LoBiondo, Y; Saxton, Y; Smith, Y.
NEW MEXICO
Democrats _ Udall, N.
Republicans _ Pearce, Y; Wilson, Y.
NEW YORK
Democrats _ Ackerman, N; Bishop, Y; Crowley, N; Engel, N; Higgins, N; Hinchey, N; Israel, Y; Lowey, N; Maloney, Y; McCarthy, Y; McNulty, N; Meeks, N; Nadler, N; Owens, N; Rangel, N; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N; Towns, N; Velazquez, N; Weiner, Y.
Republicans _ Boehlert, Y; Fossella, Y; Kelly, Y; King, Y; Kuhl, Y; McHugh, Y; Reynolds, Y; Sweeney, Y; Walsh, Y.
NORTH CAROLINA
Democrats _ Butterfield, N; Etheridge, Y; McIntyre, Y; Miller, Y; Price, N; Watt, N.
Republicans _ Coble, Y; Foxx, Y; Hayes, Y; Jones, Y; McHenry, Y; Myrick, Y; Taylor, Y.
NORTH DAKOTA
Democrats _ Pomeroy, Y.
OHIO
Democrats _ Brown, Y; Jones, N; Kaptur, Present; Kucinich, N; Ryan, Y; Strickland, X.
Republicans _ Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gillmor, Y; Hobson, Y; LaTourette, Y; Ney, X; Oxley, Y; Pryce, Y; Regula, Y; Schmidt, Y; Tiberi, Y; Turner, Y.
OKLAHOMA
Democrats _ Boren, Y.
Republicans _ Cole, Y; Istook, Y; Lucas, Y; Sullivan, Y.
OREGON
Democrats _ Blumenauer, N; DeFazio, Y; Hooley, Y; Wu, N.
Republicans _ Walden, Y.
PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats _ Brady, N; Doyle, N; Fattah, N; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Murtha, N; Schwartz, N.
Republicans _ Dent, Y; English, Y; Fitzpatrick, Y; Gerlach, Y; Hart, Y; Murphy, Y; Peterson, Y; Pitts, Y; Platts, Y; Sherwood, Y; Shuster, Y; Weldon, Y.
RHODE ISLAND
Democrats _ Kennedy, N; Langevin, N.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrats _ Clyburn, N; Spratt, Y.
Republicans _ Barrett, Y; Brown, Y; Inglis, Y; Wilson, Y.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Democrats _ Herseth, Y.
TENNESSEE
Democrats _ Cooper, Y; Davis, Y; Ford, Y; Gordon, Y; Tanner, Y.
Republicans _ Blackburn, Y; Duncan, Y; Jenkins, Y; Wamp, Y.
TEXAS
Democrats _ Cuellar, N; Doggett, N; Edwards, Y; Gonzalez, N; Green, Al, N; Green, Gene, N; Hinojosa, N; Jackson-Lee, N; Johnson, E. B., N; Ortiz, N; Reyes, N.
Republicans _ Barton, Y; Bonilla, Y; Brady, Y; Burgess, Y; Carter, Y; Conaway, N; Culberson, X; Gohmert, Y; Granger, Y; Hall, Y; Hensarling, Y; Johnson, Sam, X; Marchant, Y; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y; Paul, Y; Poe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y.
UTAH
Democrats _ Matheson, Y.
Republicans _ Bishop, Y; Cannon, Y.
VERMONT
Independent _ Sanders, N.
VIRGINIA
Democrats _ Boucher, Y; Moran, Y; Scott, N.
Republicans _ Cantor, Y; Davis, Jo Ann, Y; Davis, Tom, Y; Drake, Y; Forbes, X; Goode, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Wolf, Y.
WASHINGTON
Democrats _ Baird, Y; Dicks, N; Inslee, N; Larsen, N; McDermott, N; Smith, Y.
Republicans _ Hastings, Y; McMorris Rodgers, Y; Reichert, Y.
WEST VIRGINIA
Democrats _ Mollohan, Y; Rahall, Y.
Republicans _ Capito, Y.
WISCONSIN
Democrats _ Baldwin, N; Kind, Y; Moore, N; Obey, N.
Republicans _ Green, Y; Petri, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.
WYOMING
Republicans _ Cubin, Y.
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9/20/06 The Senate voted to move forward on the Secure Fence Act of 2006 on Wednesday. It is a House passed measure that would authorize the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the U.S. Mexico border.YEAs 94
NAYs 0
Not Voting 6
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| Akaka (D-HI) Dodd (D-CT) |
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