Vote 8

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Category: Cloture
Vote description: cloture motion re: nomination of David Satcher
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, 75-23, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 10, 1998, 11:02 a.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, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas	Conrad Burns, Mike Enzi	John Warner
Aries	Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Frank Murkowski	Ben Campbell, Richard Lugar, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Phil Gramm	Carl Levin
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Lauch Faircloth, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Patty Murray	Jesse Helms
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
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	Max Cleland, Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig	Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana		Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham		Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams, Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	John Ashcroft
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Robert Smith
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
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	Donald Nickles	James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Phil Gramm
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	Craig Thomas	Mike Enzi

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

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