Vote 209

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. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement 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: Agreed to, 69-17, with 14 not voting.
Date/time: September 29, 2008, 12:38 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	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg
Aries	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar		John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Larry Craig, George Voinovich	Carl Levin
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith		Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Jon Tester		Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Sheldon Whitehouse		Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn	Kit Bond, Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr	Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint	John McCain, John Sununu

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None			Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, James Inhofe, Jeff Sessions	Joe Biden, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller, John Sununu
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, John McCain, Patty Murray
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Jon Kyl	John Ensign, Edward Kennedy, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson

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

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