Vote 129

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food and Energy Security 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, 62-34, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: May 15, 2008, 11:55 a.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	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter	John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Evan Bayh, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Jon Tester	Claire McCaskill	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Susan Collins
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	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	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	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	Olympia Snowe	Susan Collins
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		Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Chuck Hagel
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	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	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	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	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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