Vote 126

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007
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, 69-29, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: May 13, 2008, 12:24 p.m.
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, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester	Liddy Dole
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning	James Inhofe
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint	John McCain

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

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

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

	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	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	Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
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, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
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	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn	James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
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	Orrin Hatch	Bob Bennett
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	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter, Roger Wicker
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Mike Enzi, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, John Warner	James Inhofe, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, 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, Tim Johnson, 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, Ben 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
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	James Inhofe, John McCain