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Vote number 1998-233 allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work
on Jul 23, 1998 regarding bill S.2260
Results: Passed 68-31

Vote to create a national registry containing names of U.S. workers who want to perform temporary or seasonal agricultural work, and to require the Attorney General to allow more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work under H-2A visas.

Categorized under Immigration

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it.


Democrats voting on 1998-233

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan YESNV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers YESAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA 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 YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey YESNE 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 YESNY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid YESNV 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 YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 1998-233

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft YESMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO 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 YESIN Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell YESGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY 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 YESME Republican Sr Senator
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1998-233

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 12; NO 22
Republicans: YES 40; NO 0
Independents: YES 1; NO 0