January 30, 2009
Dear Partners,
We are very pleased that last night the Senate passed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 by a vote of 66-32. Ten of 12 New England Senators voted for the bill. Senator Gregg (R-NH) voted against the bill, and Senator Kennedy (D-MA) did not vote. The entire role call can be found below.
The bill included the ICHIA provision, which eliminates the current five-year waiting period for legally residing immigrant children. In addition, a number of amendments that would have weakened the bill were defeated.
Senator Baucus (D-MT) has expressed hope that the Senate bill can be sent to the House for a vote rather than sending the House and Senate bills to a conference committee. We will keep you posted on how the bill differences will be resolved.
ACTION STEP
All States: Please call your Senator(s) and thank them for voting to reauthorize SCHIP. Let him/her know you took notice and appreciate his/her support for children's health care coverage.
NH: After calling Senator Shaheen to thank her for her support, we encourage you to contact Senator Gregg's office and let him know you are disappointed that he chose to vote against an important health care bill for NH's children.
Congratulations to all of you for your good work!
Sincerely,
Amy Rosenthal
Project Director
Vote Summary
YEAs - 66
All Democrats voted for the bill along with the following Republicans: Alexander (R-TN), Collins (R-ME), Corker (R-TN), Hutchison (R-TX), Lugar (R-IN), Martinez (R-FL), Murkowski (R-AK), Snowe (R-ME), Specter (R-PA)
Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Hagan (D-NC) Harkin (D-IA) Hutchison (R-TX) Inouye (D-HI) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs - 33
Barrasso (R-WY) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA)
