Vote 134

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 44-51, with 5 not voting.
Date/time: May 15, 2008, 6:54 p.m.
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, Jim Webb	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman	Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Chuck Hagel	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Mary Landrieu	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed	Hillary Clinton
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, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Corker, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Lisa Murkowski	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton
Male	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, 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, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, 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, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Jon Tester, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker, John McCain, Barack Obama

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None			Barack Obama
2008	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Lamar Alexander
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, 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, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	John McCain
2012	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Jim Webb	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, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, Bob Corker

	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		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	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
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, Roger Wicker
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	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
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		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Jim Webb	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, 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, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
Independent		Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, 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, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Mel Martinez, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker, John McCain