Vote 34

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
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, 74-24, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 17, 1998, 12:15 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: No (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	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Robb, William Roth	John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions	Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson	Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy	Kent Conrad
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Bob Kerrey	Daniel Inouye

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

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

	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, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli	Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Wellstone
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Russ Feingold, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye
2012	Robert Byrd, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl	Kent Conrad

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
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	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye
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	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana	John Breaux	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	John Kerry	Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Bob Torricelli	Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Byron Dorgan		Kent Conrad
Ohio	Mike DeWine	John Glenn
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
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	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton	Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

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