Roll call · S.Amdt. 178 · 2017
Allow drug imports from Canada
Would let Americans buy cheaper drugs from Canada. A no vote protected U.S. pharma pricing.
What happened
This was a straight up-or-down vote. It drew more Nays than Yeas (46–52), so it failed.
The tally
46 Yea · 52 Nay · 2 didn't vote. Officially recorded as “Rejected 46-52.”
Did the no-shows matter?
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Jefferson Sessions (R-AL) sat it out. It wouldn't have changed the result. Even if all 2 had voted Yea, it still fails.
Party split
Yea: 32 Democrats, 12 Republicans, 2 Independents. Nay: 13 Democrats, 39 Republicans.
Crossed party lines
12 Republicans crossed over: John Boozman (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD) · 13 Democrats crossed over: Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Mark Warner (D-VA)
Voted Yea 46
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- John BoozmanR-AR
- Sherrod BrownD-OH
- Ben CardinD-MD
- Susan CollinsR-ME
- Catherine Cortez MastoD-NV
- Ted CruzR-TX
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Richard DurbinD-IL
- Jeff FlakeR-AZ
- Al FrankenD-MN
- Kirsten GillibrandD-NY
- Charles GrassleyR-IA
- Kamala HarrisD-CA
- Maggie HassanD-NH
- Dean HellerR-NV
- Mazie HironoD-HI
- Timothy KaineD-VA
- John KennedyR-LA
- Angus KingI-ME
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Patrick LeahyD-VT
- Mike LeeR-UT
- Joe ManchinD-WV
- Edward MarkeyD-MA
- John McCainR-AZ
- Claire McCaskillD-MO
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Lisa MurkowskiR-AK
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Bill NelsonD-FL
- Rand PaulR-KY
- Gary PetersD-MI
- John ReedD-RI
- Bernie SandersI-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Charles SchumerD-NY
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Debbie StabenowD-MI
- John ThuneR-SD
- Tom UdallD-NM
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
- Ron WydenD-OR
Voted Nay 52
the money's side- Lamar AlexanderR-TN
- John BarrassoR-WY
- Michael BennetD-CO
- Roy BluntR-MO
- Cory BookerD-NJ
- Richard BurrR-NC
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Shelley CapitoR-WV
- Thomas CarperD-DE
- Bob CaseyD-PA
- Bill CassidyR-LA
- Thad CochranR-MS
- Christopher CoonsD-DE
- Bob CorkerR-TN
- John CornynR-TX
- Tom CottonR-AR
- Mike CrapoR-ID
- Steve DainesR-MT
- Joe DonnellyD-IN
- Mike EnziR-WY
- Joni ErnstR-IA
- Deb FischerR-NE
- Cory GardnerR-CO
- Lindsey GrahamR-SC
- Orrin HatchR-UT
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- Heidi HeitkampD-ND
- John HoevenR-ND
- Jim InhofeR-OK
- John IsaksonR-GA
- Ron JohnsonR-WI
- James LankfordR-OK
- Mitch McConnellR-KY
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jerry MoranR-KS
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- David PerdueR-GA
- Rob PortmanR-OH
- James RischR-ID
- Pat RobertsR-KS
- Mike RoundsR-SD
- Marco RubioR-FL
- Ben SasseR-NE
- Tim ScottR-SC
- Richard ShelbyR-AL
- Dan SullivanR-AK
- Jon TesterD-MT
- Thomas TillisR-NC
- Patrick ToomeyR-PA
- Mark WarnerD-VA
- Roger WickerR-MS
- Todd YoungR-IN
A gold dot marks the side that favored concentrated money on this vote. Senators in office today are clickable, so tap any name for their full record. Source: the official Senate roll call, linked above.