• Did the Vote Pass? Yes
  • Voted Yea 57
  • Voted Nay 33
  • Didn't Vote 1
  • Voted Present 0
This amendment to S.223 would eliminate the Essential Air Service (EAS). The EAS was created in the 1970’s to help a small number of rural communities retain access to air service after airline deregulation. The needless program has continued for 23 years while costing taxpayers $200 million every year.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Daniel Akaka

Democrat

HI

Yea

Lamar Alexander

Republican

TN

Yea

Max Baucus

Democrat

MT

Yea

Mark Begich

Democrat

AK

Yea

Michael Bennet

Democrat

CO

Yea

Jeff Bingaman

Democrat

NM

Yea

Dick Blumenthal

Democrat

CT

Yea

Roy Blunt

Republican

MO

Yea

John Boozman

Republican

AR

Yea

Sherrod Brown

Democrat

OH

Yea

Scott Brown

Republican

MA

Yea

Maria Cantwell

Democrat

WA

Yea

Ben Cardin

Democrat

MD

Yea

Tom Carper

Democrat

DE

Yea

Bob Casey

Democrat

PA

Yea

Susan Collins

Republican

ME

Yea

Kent Conrad

Democrat

ND

Yea

Chris Coons

Democrat

DE

Yea

Dick Durbin

Democrat

IL

Yea

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat

CA

Yea

Alan Franken

Democrat

MN

Yea

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat

NY

Yea

Thomas Harkin

Democrat

IA

Yea

John Hoeven

Republican

ND

Yea

Kay Hutchison

Republican

TX

Yea

Daniel Inouye

Democrat

HI

Yea

Mike Johanns

Republican

NE

Yea

Tim Johnson

Democrat

SD

Yea

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat

MN

Yea

Mary Landrieu

Democrat

LA

Yea

Patrick Leahy

Democrat

Yea

Carl Levin

Democrat

MI

Yea

Joseph Lieberman

Independent

CT

Yea

Joe Manchin

Democrat

WV

Yea

Claire McCaskill

Democrat

MO

Yea

Mitch McConnell

Republican

KY

Yea

Jeff Merkley

Democrat

OR

Yea

Jerry Moran

Republican

KS

Yea

Lisa Murkowski

Republican

AK

Yea

Patty Murray

Democrat

WA

Yea

Ben Nelson

Democrat

NE

Yea

Mark Pryor

Democrat

AR

Yea

Jack Reed

Democrat

RI

Yea

Pat Roberts

Republican

KS

Yea

John Rockefeller

Democrat

WV

Yea

Bernie Sanders

Independent

VT

Yea

Chuck Schumer

Democrat

NY

Yea

Olympia Snowe

Republican

ME

Yea

Debbie Stabenow

Democrat

MI

Yea

Jon Tester

Democrat

MT

Yea

Mark Udall

Democrat

CO

Yea

Tom Udall

Democrat

NM

Yea

Mark Warner

Democrat

VA

Yea

Jim Webb

Democrat

VA

Yea

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat

RI

Yea

Roger Wicker

Republican

MS

Yea

Ron Wyden

Democrat

OR

Yea

Kelly Ayotte

Republican

NH

Nay

John Barrasso

Republican

WY

Nay

Richard Burr

Republican

Nay

Saxby Chambliss

Republican

GA

Nay

Thomas Coburn

Republican

OK

Nay

Bob Corker

Republican

TN

Nay

John Cornyn

Republican

TX

Nay

Mike Crapo

Republican

ID

Nay

Jim DeMint

Republican

SC

Nay

John Ensign

Republican

NV

Nay

Mike Enzi

Republican

WY

Nay

Lindsey Graham

Republican

SC

Nay

Chuck Grassley

Republican

IA

Nay

Kay Hagan

Democrat

NC

Nay

Jim Inhofe

Republican

OK

Nay

John Isakson

Republican

GA

Nay

Ron Johnson

Republican

WI

Nay

Mark Kirk

Republican

IL

Nay

Herbert Kohl

Democrat

WI

Nay

Frank Lautenberg

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Mike Lee

Republican

UT

Nay

Richard Lugar

Republican

IN

Nay

John McCain

Republican

AZ

Nay

Bob Menendez

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Bill Nelson

Democrat

FL

Nay

Rand Paul

Republican

KY

Nay

Rob Portman

Republican

OH

Nay

Jim Risch

Republican

ID

Nay

Marco Rubio

Republican

FL

Nay

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat

NH

Nay

Richard Shelby

Republican

AL

Nay

John Thune

Republican

SD

Nay

Pat Toomey

Republican

PA

Nay

John Kerry

Democrat

MA

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