Vote 184

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation 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: Rejected, 50-43, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: July 25, 2008, 9:18 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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith
Leo	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Mitch McConnell	Tom Coburn, Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	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, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski
Male	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, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Wayne Allard, Tom Coburn, Lindsey Graham, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Barack Obama, Ted Stevens

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

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

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

	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, 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, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Harry Reid	Edward Kennedy, Barack Obama
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Wayne Allard, Tom Coburn, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Ted Stevens