Vote 115

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881; In the nature of a substitute.
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, 49-42, with 9 not voting.
Date/time: May 6, 2008, 2:32 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4627
Republican majority opinion: No (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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Larry Craig
Capricorn	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith
Leo	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse		Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Harry Reid	Richard Burr, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Hillary Clinton, James Inhofe
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	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	Kenneth Salazar	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Mike Crapo	Larry Craig
Illinois	Dick Durbin		Barack Obama
Indiana		Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky		Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana		David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Olympia Snowe	Susan Collins
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar	Norm Coleman
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson		Chuck Hagel
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	Chuck Schumer		Hillary Clinton
North Carolina		Liddy Dole	Richard Burr
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn	James Inhofe
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey	Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina		Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	John Thune
Tennessee		Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas		John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Jim Webb	John Warner
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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