Vote 174

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: cloture motion re: nomination of Joel I. Klein, asst. attorney genera
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Agreed to, 78-11, with 11 not voting.
Date/time: July 14, 1997, 5:59 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Frank Lautenberg	Conrad Burns, Rod Grams
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Paul Wellstone	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Tim Johnson	Fritz Hollings	Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith		Chris Dodd
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Timothy Hutchinson, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson		Alfonse D'amato
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin	Joe Biden
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan	Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Sam Brownback, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Bob Kerrey	Bob Bennett

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe		Barbara Mikulski
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Sam Brownback, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Dirk Kempthorne, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Wellstone	Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Conrad Burns, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Rod Grams, Edward Kennedy, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Dan Coats, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Dick Durbin, John Glenn, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Pat Roberts	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	Frank Lautenberg	Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Edward Kennedy, Rick Santorum
South	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Fritz Hollings	Joe Biden, Barbara Mikulski, Jeff Sessions
West	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka	Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Tom Daschle, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli	Max Cleland, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Paul Wellstone	Alfonse D'amato, Rod Grams
2006	Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes		Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum
2008	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg	Joe Biden, Jeff Sessions
2010	Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold	Bob Bennett, Chris Dodd, Barbara Mikulski, Ron Wyden
2012	Jeff Bingaman, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad	Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Richard Shelby		Jeff Sessions
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers, Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman		Chris Dodd
Delaware	William Roth		Joe Biden
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Daniel Akaka
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Paul Sarbanes		Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota		Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus		Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Bob Torricelli	Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Daniel Moynihan		Alfonse D'amato
North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, John Glenn
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith		Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter		Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Orrin Hatch		Bob Bennett
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Tim Johnson, Dirk Kempthorne, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Donald Nickles, Jack Reed, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold	Rod Grams, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Byron Dorgan, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Wellstone	Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Conrad Burns, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Edward Kennedy, Barbara Mikulski

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Tom Daschle, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Wellstone	Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, Barbara Mikulski, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner		Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Alfonse D'amato, Rod Grams, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions