Vote 191

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information 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: Rejected, 51-43, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: July 30, 2008, 11:18 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, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, John Warner
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Gordon Smith	Lisa Murkowski	Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Jon Tester	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid
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, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow	Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Claire McCaskill
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, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Barack Obama, Jay Rockefeller, Roger Wicker

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

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

	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		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	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		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	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, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Roger Wicker
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, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, 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, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Jay Rockefeller

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