The vote was split along party lines , with three Republicans voting in favor ( Ed Whitfield of Kentucky , and Leonard Lance and Chris Smith both of New Jersey ) and five Democrats voting against ( Travis Childers of Mississippi , Dan Boren of Oklahoma , Allen Boyd of Florida , Parker Griffith of Alabama , and Bobby Bright of Alabama ) .
The vote was nearly perfectly split along party lines , with only three Republicans voting in favor ( Ed Whitfield of Kentucky , Don Young of Alaska and Chris Smith of New Jersey ) and three Democrats voting nay ( Travis Childers of Mississippi , Allen Boyd of Florida , and Parker Griffith of Alabama ) .