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Senate Votes on 08-S058

 


Vote number 08-S058 terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules
on Mar 13, 2008 regarding bill S.Amdt.4222 to S.Con.Res.70
Results: Amendment passed, 54-44

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY: To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.

SUPPORTER'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES:Sen. ALEXANDER: Let me begin with this story. In March 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Salvation Army for allegedly discriminating against two employees in a Boston area thrift store. What had the Salvation Army done to earn this lawsuit from the Federal Government? Well, it had required its employees to speak English on the job. The English rule was clearly posted, and the employees were given a year to learn it. But this lawsuit means that a small business in Missouri would have to hire a lawyer in order to make sure they have a clear business reason to require their employees to speak our common



Democrats voting on 08-S058

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
Sherrod Brown NOOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Benjamin Cardin NOMD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Tom Carper NODE Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Casey NOPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Hillary Clinton NONY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Amy Klobuchar NOMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill NOMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Robert Menendez NONJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democrat Sr Senator
Barack Obama NOIL Democratic Jr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Ken Salazar NOCO Democratic Jr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democrat Jr Senator
Jon Tester YESMT Democratic challenger; state Senator
James Webb NOVA Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse NORI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 08-S058

Wayne Allard YESCO Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Richard Burr YESNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Tom Coburn YESOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Bob Corker YESTN Republican challenger
Larry Craig YESID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint YESSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Pete Domenici YESNM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel YESNE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson YESGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Mel Martinez NOFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
John Thune YESSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter YESLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent
John Warner YESVA Republican Sr Senator



Independents voting on 08-S058

Bernie Sanders NOVT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 4; NO 33
Republicans: YES 30; NO 1
Independents: YES 0; NO 1