The state House Tuesday took two votes on proposed changes to the 2004 legislation that legalized slot machines at 14 sites in Pennsylvania. Amendment 6161 would have made it optional to use of slots distributors, who would operate between the manufacturers and the casinos. The amendment was approved on the first vote, by 102 to 96. The vote later was reversed, by a vote of 111 to 89. Both votes by representatives from western Pennsylvania are below.

Pennsylvania Legislature First vote on Amendment 6161 Republicans
Mike Diven	Brookline	Y
Brian Ellis	Butler	Y
John Maher	Upper St. Clair	Y
Daryl Metcalfe	Cranberry	Y
Mark Mustio	Moon	Y
Jeff Pyle	Ford City	Y
Jess Stairs	Mount Pleasant	N
Dick Stevenson	Grove City	Y
Tom Stevenson	Mt. Lebanon	Y
Mike Turzai	Bradford Woods	Y
Democrats
H. William DeWeese	Waynesburg	N
Vince Biancucci	Aliquippa	N
James Casorio	Irwin	Y
Paul Costa	Wilkins	Y
Peter Daley	California	N
Anthony DeLuca	Penn Hills	Y
Frank Dermody	Oakmont	N
Dan Frankel	Squirrel Hill	N
Marc J. Gergely	White Oak	N
R. Ted Harhai	Monessen	Y
Nick Kotik	Robinson	N
Frank LaGrotta	Ellwood City	Y
Victor Lescovitz	Midway	N
David Levdansky	Forward	Y
Joseph Markosek	Monroeville	N
John Pallone	New Kensington	Y
Joseph Petrarca	Vandergrift	Y
Thomas Petrone	Crafton Heights	N
Frank Pistella	Bloomfield	Y
Joseph Preston	East Liberty	N
Sean Ramaley	Conway	N
Chris Sainato	Lawrence	Y
Larry Roberts	Hopwood	Y
Ken Ruffing	West Mifflin	Y
James Shaner	Lemont Furnace	Y
Tim Solobay	Canonsburg	N
Thomas Tangretti	Greensburg	Y
Mike Veon	Beaver Falls	N
Don Walko	North Side	N
Jake Wheatley	Hill District	N
Second vote on Amendment 6161 Republicans
Mike Diven	Brookline	N
Brian Ellis	Butler	Y
John Maher	Upper St. Clair	Y
Daryl Metcalfe	Cranberry	Y
Mark Mustio	Moon	Y
Jeff Pyle	Ford City	Y
Jess Stairs	Mount Pleasant	N
Dick Stevenson	Grove City	Y
Tom Stevenson	Mt. Lebanon	Y
Mike Turzai	Bradford Woods	Y
Democrats
H. William DeWeese	Waynesburg	N
Vince Biancucci	Aliquippa	N
James Casorio	Irwin	N
Paul Costa	Wilkins	N
Peter Daley	California	N
Anthony DeLuca	Penn Hills	N
Frank Dermody	Oakmont	N
Dan Frankel	Squirrel Hill	N
Marc J. Gergely	White Oak	N
R. Ted Harhai	Monessen	N
Nick Kotik	Robinson	N
Frank LaGrotta	Ellwood City	N
Victor Lescovitz	Midway	N
David Levdansky	Forward	Y
Joseph Markosek	Monroeville	N
John Pallone	New Kensington	N
Joseph Petrarca	Vandergrift	Y
Thomas Petrone	Crafton Heights	N
Frank Pistella	Bloomfield	N
Joseph Preston	East Liberty	N
Sean Ramaley	Conway	N
Chris Sainato	Lawrence	Y
Larry Roberts	Hopwood	N
Ken Ruffing	West Mifflin	N
James Shaner	Lemont Furnace	Y
Tim Solobay	Canonsburg	N
Thomas Tangretti	Greensburg	N
Mike Veon	Beaver Falls	N
Don Walko	North Side	N
Jake Wheatley	Hill District	N
State Senate The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 780, which grants immunity from prosecution for a person who has been consuming alcohol if he or she calls 911 or takes an inebriated person to the hospital "to prevent serious injury or death.'' Western Pennsylvania votes: REPUBLICANS
President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer	Altoona	Y
Jane Orie	McCandless	Y
John Pippy	Moon	Y
Bob Regola	Greensburg	Y
Don White	Indiana	Y
Mary Jo White	Vendango	Y
DEMOCRATS
Jay Costa Jr.	Forest Hills	Y
Jim Ferlo	Highland Park	Y
Wayne Fontana	Brookline	Y
Richard Kasunic	Dunbar	Y
Gerald LaValle	Rochester	Y
Sean Logan	Monroeville	Y
Barry Stout	Bentleyville	Y

Congress
 
SENATE
The Senate agreed this week to raise the national debt limit from $8.184 trillion to almost $8.97 trillion by a narrow margin of 52-48. Here is how Pennsylvania?s senators voted:

Rick Santorum	Pennsylvania	Y
Arlen Specter	Pennsylvania	Y

The Senate also voted on a Democratic amendment to the budget that would have instated pay-as-you-go rules to the budget. Under the rules, the support of 60 senators would have been required to approve tax cuts or spending increases on mandatory programs that were not matched with spending cuts or increases in revenue. The measure failed after a 50-50 tie. Both Pennsylvania senators ultimately voted for the $2.8 trillion budget that was approved for 2007, but here's how they voted on the pay as you go measure:

Rick Santorum	Pennsylvania	N
Arlen Specter	Pennsylvania	N

HOUSE
The House approved a $91.9 billion emergency spending bill for 2006, which includes more than $19 billion for hurricane relief and $67.6 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill passed 348-71 and here's how Western Pennsylvania representatives voted:

 DEMOCRATS

Mike Doyle	Forest Hills	Y
John P. Murtha	Johnston	Y
REPUBLICANS
Melissa Hart	Bradford Woods	Y
Tim Murphy	Upper St. Clair	Y
Bill Shuster	Hollidaysburg	Y