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Bill Sponsorships by Presidential Contenders:
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Sen. Barack Obama
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Vote number 1998-23 setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women
on Mar 6, 1998 regarding bill S.1173
Results: Tabled 58-37

Vote to table, or kill, an amendment to repeal the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise [DBE] Program, which requires no less than 10% of highway construction projects funded by the federal government to be contracted to 'disadvantaged business enterprises'

Categorized under Civil Rights

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities.


Democrats voting on 1998-23

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat 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)
Dale Bumpers YESAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd YESWV 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
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Wendell Ford YESKY Democrat Senator (Former)
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
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Carol Moseley-Braun YESIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Pat Moynihan YESNY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb YESVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone YESMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 1998-23

Spencer Abraham NOMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft NOMO Republican Senator (Former)
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns NOMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee YESRI Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell NOGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY Former Republican Jr Senator
Mike DeWine NOOH Republican Sr Senator
Lauch Faircloth NONC Republican Senator (Former)
Bill Frist NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton NOWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm NOTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams NOMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Republican Sr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Dirk Kempthorne YESID Republican Governor
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott NOMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar NOIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack NOFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles NOOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith NOFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas NOWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson NOTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond NOSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1998-23

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 32; NO 1
Republicans: YES 10; NO 27
Independents: YES 1; NO 0