Vote 79

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 214
Vote description: Kyl Amdt. No. 459; To ensure that United States attorneys are promptly nominated by the President, and are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 40-56, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: March 20, 2007, 11:33 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 459
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, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Liddy Dole	Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Mitch McConnell	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley	Daniel Akaka, Bob Corker, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	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		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
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	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
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	Trent Lott	Thad Cochran
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		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma	James Inhofe		Tom Coburn
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		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

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