Vote 207

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 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, 83-12, with 5 not voting.
Date/time: September 27, 2008, 10:03 a.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	No	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, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh
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	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Richard Burr, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	Bob Corker, Jim DeMint	John McCain

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich	Russ Feingold	Evan Bayh, Barack Obama
Northeast	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, 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, John Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse		Edward Kennedy
South	Lamar Alexander, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby	Joe Biden
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, Daniel Inouye, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	John Ensign, Jon Kyl	John McCain

	Yes	No	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, Liddy Dole, 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, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Lindsey Graham, Mary Landrieu, Jeff Sessions	Joe Biden
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, Russ Feingold, Richard Shelby	Evan Bayh, 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, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 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, 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	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	Richard Lugar		Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
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	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Liddy Dole	Richard Burr
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe	Tom Coburn
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	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, 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, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, 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, Mary Landrieu	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Edward Kennedy, Barack Obama
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Jon Kyl, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby	John McCain