Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., led an unsuccessful, 40-59, bipartisan effort to try to permanently ban congressionally directed spending known as earmarks.
Eight Republicans from the Appropriations Committee joined all of the panel’s Democrats to oppose the measure. The conservative Club for Growth said they consider this a “key vote.”
STAND-OUT VOTES:
Yes:
Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Mark Udall, D-Colo.
Mark Warner, D-Va.
Kay Hagan, D-N.C.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Republican leader, Appropriations Committee member
No:
Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Appropriations Committee member
Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Appropriations Committee member
Thad Cochran, R-Mo., Appropriations Committee member
Susan Collins, R-Maine, Appropriations Committee member
John Hoeven, R-N.D., Appropriations Committee member
Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, Appropriations Committee member
James Inhofe, R-Okla.
Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.
Richard Lugar, R-Ind.
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Appropriations Committee member
Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate majority leader
Pat Roberts, R-Kan.
Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
Richard Shelby, R-Ala., Appropriations Committee member
Roger Wicker, R-Miss.
