To increase the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and to increase the excise tax on tobacco products. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 519, TO INCREASE THE DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, AND TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.)

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

  model(0.90): Increasing tax deductions for self-employed health insurance lowers insurance costs, expanding health coverage.

  Tagged by: keyword:health insurance

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• TaxesDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.90) The measure contains both a tax cut (deduction) and a tax increase (excise tax).

  Tagged by: policy-area:Taxation

  Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.