Vote 215

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005.; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 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: Rejected, 52-35, with 12 not voting.
Date/time: December 11, 2008, 10:42 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, George Voinovich	John Barrasso, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Lisa Murkowski	Gordon Smith
Leo	Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill	Norm Coleman, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Blanche Lincoln	Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid	John Kerry
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Joe Biden, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	John Sununu

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
2008	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, John Warner	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Mike Enzi, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, John Kerry, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu
2010	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Bob Bennett, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter	Ron Wyden
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, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Bob Corker, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Jon Tester	Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Lisa Murkowski	Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
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		Mike Crapo	Larry Craig
Illinois	Dick Durbin
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			Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
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	Ben Nelson		Chuck Hagel
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	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		Bob Corker	Lamar Alexander
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	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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