https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00020#positionBernie Sanders wanted you to be able to get cheaper prescription drugs in the US by importing them from Canada, and proposed an amendment to that effect. It was defeated 46-52, with two abstentions. And, no, it was not a party-line vote.
The abstentions were Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
Republicans voting in favour of Sanders' proposal: John Boozman (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Neely Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY), and John Thune (R-SD).
Democrats voting against Sanders' proposal: 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).
Shit like this shows two things: One, it shows just how bought some Democrats are. (If you look at campaign contributions, quite a lot of the people on that last list received a fair chunk of change from the pharmaceutical industry.) Two, it gets these positions out in the open, since Sanders insists on roll call votes rather than voice votes so that people have to go on the record supporting or opposing his proposals. If I were in any of the states of anyone on that last list, I'd be looking for someone to primary them (or do it myself) and run attack ads talking about how that person wanted you to pay more for your prescription drugs.
And to those thirteen Senators, just how bought are you that you oppose something that even
Ted Cruz thinks is a good idea?