Senate Roll Call: Patients Bill of Rights

[Guest guest]

On June 29 the Senate voted 59 to 36 to approve the Kennedy/McCain/ Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001. The battle now shifts to the House of Representatives where it could die in conference (negotiations between House and Senate versions) as it did two years ago.

To see how your senator voted, view the attached Senate Roll Call vote.

Diane E. Dorman, Sr. Dir. for Public PolicyNational Organization For Rare Disorders - Washington Office3907 Blackburn Lane, #22, Burtonsville, MD 20866Office/, Fax/, Cell/ddorman@...

Senate Roll Call: Patients' Bill of Rights

Saturday, June 30, 2001

Following is an alphabetical listing by state of how each senator voted on far-reaching legislation that extends new rights to Americans in managed-care health plans. The roll call vote was 59-36 in favor of the legislation. Voting "yes" were 50 Democrats and 9 Republicans. Voting "no" were 35 Republicans and one independent. Five Republicans did not cast a vote (NA).

Alabama

Jeff Sessions ®: No

Shelby ®: No

Alaska

Murkowski ®: NA

Ted s ®: No

Arizona

Jon Kyl ®: No

McCain ®: Yes

Arkansas

Tim Hutchinson ®: No

Blanche Lincoln (D): Yes

California

Barbara Boxer (D): Yes

Dianne Feinstein (D): Yes

Colorado

Wayne Allard ®: No

Ben Nighthorse ®: NA

Connecticut

Dodd (D): Yes

ph Lieberman (D): Yes

Delaware

ph Biden (D): Yes

Carper (D): Yes

Florida

Bob Graham (D): Yes

Bill (D): Yes

Georgia

Max Cleland (D): Yes

Zell (D): Yes

Hawaii

Akaka (D): Yes

Inouye (D): Yes

Idaho

Larry Craig ®: No

Mike Crapo ®: No

Illinois

Durbin (D): Yes

Fitzgerald ®: Yes

Indiana

Evan Bayh (D): Yes

Lugar ®: No

Iowa

Grassley ®: No

Tom Harkin (D): Yes

Kansas

Sam Brownback ®: No

Pat ®: No

Kentucky

Jim Bunning ®: No

Mitch McConnell ®: No

Louisiana

Breaux (D): Yes

Landrieu (D): Yes

Maine

®: Yes

Olympia Snowe ®: Yes

land

Barbara Mikulski (D): Yes

Sarbanes (D): Yes

Massachusetts

Kennedy (D): Yes

Kerry (D): Yes

Michigan

Debbie Stabenow (D): Yes

Carl Levin (D): Yes

Minnesota

Mark Dayton (D): Yes

Wellstone (D): Yes

Mississippi

Thad Cochran ®: No

Trent Lott ®: NA

Missouri

Jean Carnahan (D): Yes

(Kit) Bond ®: No

Montana

Max Baucus (D): Yes

Conrad Burns ®: No

Nebraska

Chuck Hagel ®: No

Ben (D): Yes

Nevada

(D): Yes

Ensign ®: Yes

New Hampshire

Judd Gregg ®: No

Bob ®: No

New Jersey

Jon Corzine (D): Yes

Torricelli (D): Yes

New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman (D): Yes

Pete Domenici ®: NA

New York

Hillary Clinton (D): Yes

Schumer (D): Yes

North Carolina

(D): Yes

Helms ®: No

North Dakota

Kent Conrad (D): Yes

Byron Dorgan (D): Yes

Ohio

Mike DeWine ®: Yes

Voinovich ®: No

Oklahoma

Inhofe ®: No

Don Nickles ®: No

Oregon

Gordon ®: Yes

Ron Wyden (D): Yes

Pennsylvania

Rick Santorum ®: No

Arlen Specter ®: Yes

Rhode Island

Lincoln Chafee ®: Yes

Jack (D): Yes

South Carolina

Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D): Yes

Strom Thurmond ®: No

South Dakota

Daschle (D): Yes

Tim (D): Yes

Tennessee

Bill Frist ®: No

Fred ®: No

Texas

Phil Gramm ®: NA

Kay Hutchison ®: No

Utah

®: No

Orrin Hatch ®: No

Vermont

Jeffords (I): No

Leahy (D): Yes

Virginia

®: No

Warner ®: Yes

Washington

Cantwell (D): Yes

Patty Murray (D): Yes

West Virginia

Byrd (D): Yes

Jay Rockefeller (D): Yes

Wisconsin

Feingold (D): Yes

Herb Kohl (D): Yes

Wyoming

Mike Enzi ®: No

Craig ®: No