Senate roll call 92 · 102nd Congress · Jun 12, 1991
To take the Highway Trust Fund out of the calculation of the budget deficit.
On Jun 12, 1991, the Senate voted 29–69 on “On the Motion” (S 1204). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 14–42, Republicans 15–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 69
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 12, 1991
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 27 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 42 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Harris Wofford D-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Seymour R-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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