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Senate Votes on 2007-127

 


Vote number 2007-127 expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
on Apr 11, 2007 regarding bill S.5 & H.R.3 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Results: Bill passed, 63-34 Vetoed by Pres. Bush

Allows federal funding for research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo, provided such embryos:
  1. have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics;
  2. were created for the purposes of fertility treatment;
  3. were in excess of the needs of the individuals seeking such treatment and would otherwise be discarded; and
  4. were donated by such individuals with written informed consent and without any financial or other inducements.

Proponents support voting YES because:

Since 2 years ago, the last Stem Cell bill, public support has surged for stem cells. Research is proceeding unfettered and, in some cases, without ethical standards in other countries. And even when these countries have ethical standards, our failures are allowing them to gain the scientific edge over the US. Some suggest that it is Congress' role to tell researchers what kinds of cells to use.

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 1: Abortion is a woman's right.





Democrats voting on 2007-127

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus YESMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Joe Biden YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
Sherrod Brown YESOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Benjamin Cardin YESMD Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Casey NOPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
Richard Durbin YESIL Democrat Sr Senator
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Harkin YESIA Democrat Jr Senator
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry YESMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Amy Klobuchar YESMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg YESNJ Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin YESMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Claire McCaskill YESMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Robert Menendez YESNJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Barack Obama YESIL Democratic Jr Senator
Mark Pryor YESAR Democrat Challenger (Former)
Jack Reed YESRI Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
John Rockefeller YESWV Democratic Jr Senator
Ken Salazar YESCO Democratic Jr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Jon Tester YESMT Democratic challenger; state Senator
James Webb YESVA Democratic challenger
Sheldon Whitehouse YESRI Democratic challenger, previously attorney general
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2007-127

Lamar Alexander YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Wayne Allard NOCO Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Richard Burr YESNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Saxby Chambliss NOGA Republican Sr Senator
Tom Coburn NOOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Thad Cochran YESMS Republican Sr Senator
Norm Coleman NOMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins YESME Republican Jr Senator
Bob Corker NOTN Republican challenger
John Cornyn NOTX Republican Jr Senator
Larry Craig NOID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint NOSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Elizabeth Dole NONC Republican Sr Senator
Pete Domenici NONM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi NOWY Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham NOSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel NONE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson NOGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Mel Martinez NOFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Mitch McConnell NOKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Pat Roberts NOKS Republican Jr Senator
Jeff Sessions NOAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith YESOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens YESAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu NONH Republican Jr Senator
Craig Thomas NOWY Republican Sr Senator
John Thune NOSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter NOLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent
John Warner YESVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2007-127

Bernie Sanders YESVT Independent challenger, U.S. Rep



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 45; NO 2
Republicans: YES 17; NO 32
Independents: YES 1; NO 0