Vote 151

Question: On Overriding the Veto
Bill: H R 6124
Vote description: Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Vote type: 2/3 (Help)
A two-thirds majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used for suspension calendar bills in the House and certain Senate votes.
Result: Overridden, 80-14, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: June 18, 2008, 5:31 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: 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, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Judd Gregg
Aries	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Roger Wicker	George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Lisa Murkowski
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester		Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Chuck Hagel, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Susan Collins
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Jack Reed	Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl	Pete Domenici
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Jim DeMint, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Lisa Murkowski
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	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	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
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	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe	Tom Coburn
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
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	John Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller		Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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