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Vote number 2000-251 permanent normal trade relations with China
on Sep 19, 2000 regarding bill HR.4444
Results: Passed 83-15

Vote to give permanent Normal Trade Relations [NTR] status to China. Currently, NTR status for China is debated and voted on annually.

Categorized under Free Trade

Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 13: Link Human Rights to trade with China.


Democrats voting on 2000-251

Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan YESNV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards YESNC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings NOSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey YESNE Former Democrat Senator
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Pat Moynihan YESNY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb YESVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2000-251

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft YESMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton YESWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams YESMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms NONC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith NOFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2000-251

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 26; NO 7
Republicans: YES 33; NO 7
Independents: YES 0; NO 1