Vote 266

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive Cornyn Amdt No. 2339; To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.
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: Rejected, 55-40, with 5 not voting.
Date/time: July 19, 2007, 11 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2339
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	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, John Thune	Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Patty Murray	Jeff Bingaman, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Trent Lott
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	John Kerry, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Jeff Sessions
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
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	Pat Roberts		Sam Brownback
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran		Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus	Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Chuck Schumer	Hillary Clinton
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio		Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Bob Casey
Rhode Island		Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune		Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont		Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	John Warner	Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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