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How Senators Voted on Debt Ceiling Deal

Tuesday, 02 August 2011 04:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — Congress approved and President Barack Obama signed a deal to raise the U.S. government's debt ceiling Tuesday after the Senate passed it by a 74-26 vote.

Here is a list of how each Republican (R), Democratic (D) and Independent (I) senator voted:

Grouped by Home State:

Alabama:

Sessions, Jeff (R), No

Shelby, Richard (R), No

Alaska:

Begich, Mark (D), Yes

Murkowski, Lisa (R), Yes

Arizona:

Kyl, Jon (R), Yes

McCain, John (R), Yes

Arkansas:

Boozman, John (R), Yes

Pryor, Mark (D), Yes

California:

Boxer, Barbara (D), Yes

Feinstein, Dianne (D), Yes

Colorado:

Bennet, Michael (D), Yes

Udall, Mark (D), Yes

Connecticut:

Blumenthal, Richard (D), Yes

Lieberman, Joseph, (ID), Yes

Delaware:

Carper, Thomas (D), Yes

Coons, Christopher (D), Yes

Florida:

Nelson, Bill (D), Yes

Rubio, Marco (R), No

Georgia:

Chambliss, Saxby (R), No

Isakson, Johnny (R), Yes

Hawaii:

Akaka, Daniel (D), Yes

Inouye, Daniel (D), Yes

Idaho:

Crapo, Mike (R), Yes

Risch, James (R), Yes

Illinois:

Durbin, Richard (D), Yes

Kirk, Mark (R), Yes

Indiana:

Coats, Daniel (R), No

Lugar, Richard (R), Yes

Iowa:

Grassley, Chuck (R), No

Harkin, Tom (D), No

Kansas:

Moran, Jerry (R), No

Roberts, Pat (R), Yes

Kentucky:

McConnell, Mitch (R), Yes

Paul, Rand (R), No

Louisiana:

Landrieu, Mary (D), Yes

Vitter, David (R), No

Maine:

Collins, Susan (R), Yes

Snowe, Olympia (R), Yes

Maryland:

Cardin, Benjamin (D), Yes

Mikulski, Barbara (D), Yes

Massachusetts:

Brown, Benjamin (R), Yes

Kerry, John (D), Yes

Michigan:

Levin, Carl (D), Yes

Stabenow, Debbie (D), Yes

Minnesota:

Franken, Al (D), Yes

Klobuchar, Amy (D), Yes

Mississippi:

Cochran, Thad (R), Yes

Wicker, Roger (R), Yes

Missouri:

Blunt, Roy (R), Yes

McCaskill, Claire (D), Yes

Montana:

Baucus, Max (D), Yes

Tester, Jon (D), Yes

Nebraska:

Johanns, Mike (R), Yes

Nelson, Ben (D), No

Nevada:

Heller, Dean (R), No

Reid, Harry (D), Yes

New Hampshire:

Ayotte, Kelly (R), No

Shaheen, Jeanne (D), Yes

New Jersey:

Lautenberg, Frank (D), No

Menendez, Robert (D), No

New Mexico:

Bingaman, Jeff (D), Yes

Udall, Tom (D), Yes

New York:

Gillibrand, Kristen (D), No

Schumer, Charles (D), Yes

North Carolina:

Burr, Richard (R), Yes

Hagan, Kay (D), Yes

North Dakota:

Conrad, Kent (D), Yes

Hoeven, John (R), Yes

Ohio:

Brown, Sherrod (D), Yes

Portman, Rob (R), Yes

Oklahoma:

Coburn, Tom (R), No

Inhofe, James (R), No

Oregon:

Merkley, Jeff (D), No

Wyden, Ron (D), Yes

Pennsylvania:

Casey, Robert (D), Yes

Toomey, Patrick (R), No

Rhode Island:

Reed, Jack (D), Yes

Whitehouse, Sheldon, (D), Yes

South Carolina:

DeMint, Jim (R), No

Graham, Lindsey (R), No

South Dakota:

Johnson, Tim (D), Yes

Thune, John (R), Yes

Tennessee:

Alexander, Lamar (R), Yes

Corker, Bob (R), Yes

Texas:

Cornyn, John (R), Yes

Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R), Yes

Utah:

Hatch, Orrin (R), No

Lee, Mike (R), No

Vermont:

Leahy, Patrick (D), Yes

Sanders, Bernard (I), No

Virginia:

Warner, Mark (D), Yes

Webb, Jim (D), Yes

Washington:

Cantwell, Maria (D), Yes

Murray, Patty (D), Yes

West Virginia:

Manchin, Joe (D), Yes

Rockefeller, John (D), Yes

Wisconsin:

Johnson, Ron (R), No

Kohl, Herb (D), Yes

Wyoming:

Barrasso, John (R), Yes

Enzi, Michael (R), Yes

(Compiled by Wendell Marsh)

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