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Vote number 2002-47 terminating CAFE standards within 15 months
on Mar 13, 2002 regarding bill S.517
Results:

Levin Amendment No. 2997; To provide alternative provisions to better encourage increased use of alternative fueled and hybrid vehicles. Vote to pass an amendment that would remove the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard (CAFE) and instead establish a new automobile efficiency standard in 15 months. Congress could veto any CAFE increase and would be allowed to increase the standard if no changes are made with 15 months. The bill would overhaul the nation's energy policies by restructuring the electricity system and providing for $16 billion in energy-related tax incentives.

Categorized under Energy & Oil

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 18: Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming.


Democrats voting on 2002-47

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Jean Carnahan YESMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Hillary Clinton NONY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Jon Corzine NONJ Former Democrat Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Mark Dayton NOMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards NONC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
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
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Torricelli NONJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2002-47

George Allen YESVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee NORI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH 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
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain NOAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
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
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2002-47

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 15; NO 25
Republicans: YES 32; NO 4
Independents: YES 0; NO 1