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Vote number 1998-56 allowing personal retirement accounts
on Apr 1, 1998 regarding bill S.Con.Res.86
Results: Passed 51-49

Vote on an amendment expressing the sense of the Senate that the Finance Committee should consider legislation to use the federal budget surplus to establish personal retirement accounts as a supplement to Social Security.

Categorized under Social Security

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 6: Privatize Social Security.


Democrats voting on 1998-56

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan NONV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers NOAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Max Cleland NOGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Wendell Ford NOKY Democrat Senator (Former)
John Glenn NOOH Democrat Senator (Former)
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings NOSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey NONE Former Democrat Senator
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Carol Moseley-Braun NOIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Pat Moynihan NONY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb YESVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Torricelli NONJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 1998-56

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft YESMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee YESRI Republican Senator (Former)
Daniel Coats NOIN Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell YESGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato NONY Former Republican Jr Senator
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
Lauch Faircloth YESNC Republican Senator (Former)
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton YESWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams YESMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms YESNC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson YESAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Dirk Kempthorne YESID Republican Governor
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith YESFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1998-56

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 2; NO 32
Republicans: YES 37; NO 4
Independents: YES 0; NO 1