Vote 197

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
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, 83-0, with 17 not voting.
Date/time: September 8, 2008, 5:32 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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb
Aries	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, George Voinovich	Lindsey Graham, Barbara Mikulski, 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, Jon Tester	Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow	David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu

	Yes	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton, Liddy Dole, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, 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, George Voinovich, John Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Joe Biden, Sam Brownback, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Barack Obama, John Sununu, David Vitter, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden

	Yes	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, Edward Kennedy, John Sununu
South	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Warner, Jim Webb	Joe Biden, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, David Vitter, Roger Wicker
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester	John Ensign, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Ron Wyden

	Yes	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Joe Biden, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, John Sununu, Roger Wicker
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, John Ensign, Edward Kennedy, Claire McCaskill

	Yes	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	Tom Carper	Joe Biden
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	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	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	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
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	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	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, John Thune, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Sam Brownback, Hillary Clinton, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, John Sununu, David Vitter, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Joe Biden, Liddy Dole, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, 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, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Barack Obama, Ron Wyden
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, 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, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Thune, George Voinovich, John Warner	Sam Brownback, Liddy Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, John Sununu, David Vitter, Roger Wicker