Vote 169

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
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, 69-30, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: July 9, 2008, 4:11 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, John Cornyn, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester
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, 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	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Corker, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	John McCain

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, John Thune
Northeast	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
South	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, John Warner, Jim Webb	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Roger Wicker
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, 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, Pete Domenici, 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, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, John Sununu, Roger Wicker
2010	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby, John Thune, 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, Bob Corker, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 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	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, 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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Sam Brownback
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	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
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	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
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	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	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Russ Feingold, 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, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jeff Sessions, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Chris Dodd, Liddy Dole, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 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, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby	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	Lamar Alexander, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	John McCain