S Amdt 214 - Prescription Drugs Amendment - National Key Vote
Ben Nelson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
Read statements Ben Nelson made in this general time period.
Timeline
- Senate Amendment Rejected
- March 17, 2005
- Introduced
- March 16, 2005
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Stage Details
Title: Prescription Drugs Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that would allow the Health and Human Services Secretary to negotiate with prescription drug manufactures for the best possible prescription drug prices.
Title: Prescription Drugs Amendment
- Maria Cantwell (WA - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence William 'Bill' Nelson Sr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah Ann 'Debbie' Stabenow (MI - D)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A NON-BINDING CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF LAW, BUT IS USED AS A GUIDE FOR CONGRESS AS IT PASSES THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND OTHER BILLS.