Vote 200

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on 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, 61-32, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: September 16, 2008, 3:07 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, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg	John Cornyn
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester		Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr	John Kerry
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Joe Biden, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley	John McCain

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

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

	Yes	No	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, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, 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, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Russ Feingold	Joe Biden, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	John Cornyn, Mel Martinez, John McCain