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Vote number 2001-112 reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
on May 17, 2001 regarding bill HR 1836
Results: Amendment rejected, 44-56

Vote to expand the standard deduction and 15% income tax bracket for couples. The elimination of the "marriage penalty" tax would be offset by reducing the marginal tax rate reductions for the top two rate bracket

Categorized under Tax Reform

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 11: Repeal tax cuts on wealthy.


Democrats voting on 2001-112

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Jean Carnahan YESMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Tom Carper NODE Democrat Jr Senator
Max Cleland NOGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Jon Corzine YESNJ Former Democrat Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Mark Dayton YESMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards YESNC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr 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
Blanche Lambert Lincoln NOAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller NOGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Torricelli NONJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone YESMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2001-112

George Allen NOVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns NOMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine NOOH Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald NOIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Phil Gramm NOTX Former Republican Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms NONC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison NOTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott NOMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar NOIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski NOAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles NOOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith NOFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas NOWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson NOTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond NOSC Former Republican Senator
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2001-112

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 33; NO 7
Republicans: YES 2; NO 34
Independents: YES 0; NO 1