Vote 161

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 85-8, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: May 26, 2006, 9:48 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	Conrad Burns, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Mark Dayton
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, George Voinovich	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions		John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith		Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Barack Obama		Liddy Dole
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Jim Talent	Bill Nelson
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe		Kent Conrad, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	John Kerry, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin	Barbara Boxer
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu		Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton, Barbara Mikulski	Barbara Boxer, Liddy Dole
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Mark Dayton, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Chuck Schumer	Kent Conrad, Daniel Inouye, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, John Thune

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Talent, George Voinovich	Mark Dayton, Tom Harkin	Kent Conrad, John Thune
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner	Joe Biden, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson	Liddy Dole, Jay Rockefeller
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Conrad Burns, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden		Barbara Boxer, Daniel Inouye, Kenneth Salazar

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Jim Talent	Mark Dayton
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, Tom Harkin, John Kerry	Liddy Dole, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Schumer	Barbara Boxer, Daniel Inouye, Kenneth Salazar, John Thune
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Craig Thomas	Hillary Clinton, Bill Nelson	Kent Conrad

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Dianne Feinstein		Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Wayne Allard		Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper	Joe Biden
Florida	Mel Martinez	Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka		Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Paul Sarbanes	Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy	John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Jim Talent
Montana	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr		Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Byron Dorgan		Kent Conrad
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Tim Johnson		John Thune
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	George Allen, John Warner
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd		Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jim Talent, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Hillary Clinton, Mark Dayton, Chuck Schumer	Kent Conrad, Kenneth Salazar, John Thune
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Joe Biden, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson	Barbara Boxer, Liddy Dole, Daniel Inouye, Jay Rockefeller

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Mark Dayton, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Chuck Schumer	Barbara Boxer, Kent Conrad, Daniel Inouye, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar
Independent	James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner		Liddy Dole, John Thune