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Vote Data for HR1105 (111th Congress)


Date: March 10, 2009

Subject: "Fairness" Doctrine

Description: The Senate defeated an amendment that would bar the use of federal funds to reinstate the "fairness doctrine", which required broadcasters to give equal time to different viewpoints, thus discouraging broadcasters from airing successful conservative talk shows.

Result: Amendment Rejected, 47-50

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Voted in Favor:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)  
John Barrasso (R-WY)  
Evan Bayh (D-IN)  
Mark Begich (D-AK)  
Bob Bennett (R-UT)  
Christopher Bond (R-MO)  
Sam Brownback (R-KS)  
Jim Bunning (R-KY)  
Richard Burr (R-NC)  
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)  
Tom Coburn (R-OK)  
Thad Cochran (R-MS)  
Susan Collins (R-ME)  
Bob Corker (R-TN)  
John Cornyn (R-TX)  
Mike Crapo (R-ID)  
Jim DeMint (R-SC)  
John Ensign (R-NV)  
Michael Enzi (R-WY)  
Russ Feingold (D-WI)  
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)  
Charles Grassley (R-IA)  
Judd Gregg (R-NH)  
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)  
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)  
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)  
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)  
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)  
Richard Lugar (R-IN)  
Mel Martinez (R-FL)  
John McCain (R-AZ)  
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)  
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)  
Ben Nelson (D-NE)  
Jim Risch (R-ID)  
Pat Roberts (R-KS)  
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)  
Richard Shelby (R-AL)  
Olympia Snowe (R-ME)  
Arlen Specter (R-PA)  
John Thune (R-SD)  
Mark Udall (D-CO)  
David Vitter (R-LA)  
George Voinovich (R-OH)  
Jim Webb (D-VA)  
Roger Wicker (R-MS)  

Voted Against:

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)  
Max Baucus (D-MT)  
Michael Bennet (D-CO)  
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)  
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)  
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)  
Roland Burris (D-IL)  
Robert Byrd (D-WV)  
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  
Ben Cardin (D-MD)  
Tom Carper (D-DE)  
Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)  
Kent Conrad (D-ND)  
Christopher Dodd (D-CT)  
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)  
Richard Durbin (D-IL)  
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)  
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)  
Kay Hagan (D-NC)  
Tom Harkin (D-IA)  
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)  
Tim Johnson (D-SD)  
Ted Kaufman (D-DE)  
John Kerry (D-MA)  
Herb Kohl (D-WI)  
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)  
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)  
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)  
Carl Levin (D-MI)  
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)  
Blanche Lambert (D-AR)  
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)  
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)  
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)  
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)  
Patty Murray (D-WA)  
Bill Nelson (D-FL)  
Mark Pryor (D-AR)  
Jack Reed (D-RI)  
Harry Reid (D-NV)  
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)  
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  
Charles Schumer (D-NY)  
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)  
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)  
Jon Tester (D-MT)  
Tom Udall (D-NM)  
Mark Warner (D-VA)  
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)  
Ron Wyden (D-OR)  

Did Not Vote:

Mike Johanns (R-NE)  
Edward Kennedy (D-MA)  

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