The "Fix Housing First" Amendment

Did the Vote Pass? No
Voted Yea 30
Voted Nay 59
Didn't Vote 2
Voted Present 0

Government Spending

The Ensign/McConnell “Fix Housing First” amendment would offer government backed fixed mortgages at 4% to “any credit worthy” borrower either to purchase a new home or refinance. This plan, which reportedly could cost as much as $200 billion dollars, is a flagrant misuse of taxpayer funds and in essence creates a new housing entitlement fund.

This amendment’s cost violates the pay-as-you-go requirements of the Budget Act, so a point of order was raised against the amendment. The vote being scored would waive that point of order and allow the amendment to proceed to a vote on final passage.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name	Party	District	Voted
Lamar Alexander	Republican	TN	Yea
John Barrasso	Republican	WY	Yea
Robert Bennett	Republican	UT	Yea
Christopher Bond	Republican	MO	Yea
Samuel Brownback	Republican	KS	Yea
Richard Burr	Republican		Yea
Saxby Chambliss	Republican	GA	Yea
Thomas Coburn	Republican	OK	Yea
Bob Corker	Republican	TN	Yea
John Cornyn	Republican	TX	Yea
Mike Crapo	Republican	ID	Yea
John Ensign	Republican	NV	Yea
Mike Enzi	Republican	WY	Yea
Lindsey Graham	Republican	SC	Yea
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA	Yea
Kay Hutchison	Republican	TX	Yea
Jim Inhofe	Republican	OK	Yea
John Isakson	Republican	GA	Yea
Mike Johanns	Republican	NE	Yea
Richard Lugar	Republican	IN	Yea
Mel Martinez	Republican	FL	Yea
John McCain	Republican	AZ	Yea
Mitch McConnell	Republican	KY	Yea
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	AK	Yea
Jim Risch	Republican	ID	Yea
Pat Roberts	Republican	KS	Yea
Richard Shelby	Republican	AL	Yea
Arlen Specter	Democrat	PA	Yea
John Thune	Republican	SD	Yea
Roger Wicker	Republican	MS	Yea
Daniel Akaka	Democrat	HI	Nay
Max Baucus	Democrat	MT	Nay
Evan Bayh	Democrat	IN	Nay
Mark Begich	Democrat	AK	Nay
Michael Bennet	Democrat	CO	Nay
Jeff Bingaman	Democrat	NM	Nay
Sherrod Brown	Democrat	OH	Nay
Jim Bunning	Republican	KY	Nay
Roland Burris	Democrat	IL	Nay
Robert Byrd	Democrat	WV	Nay
Maria Cantwell	Democrat	WA	Nay
Ben Cardin	Democrat	MD	Nay
Tom Carper	Democrat	DE	Nay
Bob Casey	Democrat	PA	Nay
Susan Collins	Republican	ME	Nay
Kent Conrad	Democrat	ND	Nay
Jim DeMint	Republican	SC	Nay
Christopher Dodd	Other	CT	Nay
Byron Dorgan	Democrat	ND	Nay
Dick Durbin	Democrat	IL	Nay
Russell Feingold	Democrat	WI	Nay
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	CA	Nay
Kirsten Gillibrand	Democrat	NY	Nay
Kay Hagan	Democrat	NC	Nay
Thomas Harkin	Democrat	IA	Nay
Daniel Inouye	Democrat	HI	Nay
Tim Johnson	Democrat	SD	Nay
Edward Kaufman	Democrat	DE	Nay
John Kerry	Democrat	MA	Nay
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	MN	Nay
Herbert Kohl	Democrat	WI	Nay
Mary Landrieu	Democrat	LA	Nay
Frank Lautenberg	Democrat	NJ	Nay
Patrick Leahy	Democrat		Nay
Carl Levin	Democrat	MI	Nay
Joseph Lieberman	Independent	CT	Nay
Blanche Lincoln	Democrat	AR	Nay
Claire McCaskill	Democrat	MO	Nay
Bob Menendez	Democrat	NJ	Nay
Jeff Merkley	Democrat	OR	Nay
Patty Murray	Democrat	WA	Nay
Ben Nelson	Democrat	NE	Nay
Bill Nelson	Democrat	FL	Nay
Mark Pryor	Democrat	AR	Nay
Jack Reed	Democrat	RI	Nay
John Rockefeller	Democrat	WV	Nay
Bernie Sanders	Independent	VT	Nay
Chuck Schumer	Democrat	NY	Nay
Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	NH	Nay
Olympia Snowe	Republican	ME	Nay
Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	MI	Nay
Jon Tester	Democrat	MT	Nay
Mark Udall	Democrat	CO	Nay
Tom Udall	Democrat	NM	Nay
George Voinovich	Republican	OH	Nay
Mark Warner	Democrat	VA	Nay
Jim Webb	Democrat	VA	Nay
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	RI	Nay
Ron Wyden	Democrat	OR	Nay
Judd Gregg	Republican	NH	Missed
Edward Kennedy	Democrat	MA	Missed