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Matt Collins
12-16-2014, 03:13 PM
http://gunssavelives.net/gun-politics/breaking-senate-confirms-anti-gun-dr-vivek-murthy-as-surgeon-general/


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SOURCE:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356




U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Sessionas compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Vivek Hallegere Murthy to be Surgeon General )


Vote Number:
356
Vote Date:
December 15, 2014, 05:59 PM


Required For Majority:
1/2
Vote Result:
Nomination Confirmed


Nomination Number:
PN1160


Nomination Description:
Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years




Vote Counts:
YEAs
51



NAYs
43



Not Voting
6




Vote Summary (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#top)
By Senator Name (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#name)
By Vote Position (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#position)
By Home State (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#state)


http://www.senate.gov/resources/graphic/horiz_content_break.gifAlphabetical by Senator Name

Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Baldwin (D-WI), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Blunt (R-MO), Nay
Booker (D-NJ), Yea
Boozman (R-AR), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Brown (D-OH), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Not Voting
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Cruz (R-TX), Nay
Donnelly (D-IN), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Fischer (R-NE), Nay
Flake (R-AZ), Nay
Franken (D-MN), Yea

Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Heinrich (D-NM), Yea
Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay
Heller (R-NV), Nay
Hirono (D-HI), Yea
Hoeven (R-ND), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Not Voting
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Kaine (D-VA), Yea
King (I-ME), Yea
Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Nay
Markey (D-MA), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moran (R-KS), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Paul (R-KY), Nay
Portman (R-OH), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Scott (R-SC), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Walsh (D-MT), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Warren (D-MA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea





Vote Summary (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#top)
By Senator Name (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#name)
By Vote Position (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#position)
By Home State (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#state)


http://www.senate.gov/resources/graphic/horiz_content_break.gifGrouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---51


Baldwin (D-WI)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heinrich (D-NM)

Hirono (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Kirk (R-IL)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)

Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Walsh (D-MT)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)





NAYs ---43


Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Enzi (R-WY)

Fischer (R-NE)
Flake (R-AZ)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)

Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)





Not Voting - 6


Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)

Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)

Johanns (R-NE)
Rubio (R-FL)





Vote Summary (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#top)
By Senator Name (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#name)
By Vote Position (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#position)
By Home State (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00356#state)


http://www.senate.gov/resources/graphic/horiz_content_break.gifGrouped by Home State

Alabama:
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay


Alaska:
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay


Arizona:
Flake (R-AZ), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay


Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea


California:
Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea


Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-CO), Yea


Connecticut:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Yea


Delaware:
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea


Florida:
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Rubio (R-FL), Not Voting


Georgia:
Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Nay


Hawaii:
Hirono (D-HI), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Yea


Idaho:
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Nay


Illinois:
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Kirk (R-IL), Yea


Indiana:
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Donnelly (D-IN), Nay


Iowa:
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea


Kansas:
Moran (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay


Kentucky:
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Paul (R-KY), Nay


Louisiana:
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay


Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Nay
King (I-ME), Yea


Maryland:
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea


Massachusetts:
Markey (D-MA), Yea
Warren (D-MA), Yea


Michigan:
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea


Minnesota:
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea


Mississippi:
Cochran (R-MS), Not Voting
Wicker (R-MS), Nay


Missouri:
Blunt (R-MO), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea


Montana:
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Walsh (D-MT), Yea


Nebraska:
Fischer (R-NE), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Not Voting


Nevada:
Heller (R-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea


New Hampshire:
Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea


New Jersey:
Booker (D-NJ), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea


New Mexico:
Heinrich (D-NM), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea


New York:
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea


North Carolina:
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea


North Dakota:
Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Nay


Ohio:
Brown (D-OH), Not Voting
Portman (R-OH), Nay


Oklahoma:
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay


Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea


Pennsylvania:
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Toomey (R-PA), Nay


Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea


South Carolina:
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Scott (R-SC), Nay


South Dakota:
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay


Tennessee:
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Nay


Texas:
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Cruz (R-TX), Nay


Utah:
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Lee (R-UT), Nay


Vermont:
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea


Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea


Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea


West Virginia:
Manchin (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea


Wisconsin:
Baldwin (D-WI), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Nay


Wyoming:
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay

I<3Liberty
12-17-2014, 03:31 AM
I'm not surprised; pretty much everyone in public health shares Dr. Vivek's mentality regarding gun violence.

The economic benefit of the early branches of public health are arguably crucial in the wake of events like infectious disease outbreaks. Generally speaking, the economic benefit from preventing disease and early intervention is unparalleled. Now some lefties are adding these pointless branches that aim to target problems like gun violence. I'm more concerned over these lefty professors given money to "research" the issue and develop solutions, as well as the students these professors are teaching. This research and other professionals are going to influence policy, it's not just Dr. Vivek influencing these decisions.