Vote 61

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4242; To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.
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, 58-40, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 13, 2008, 4:47 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4242
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: No (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	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Tom Carper, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln	Jeff Bingaman, Ben Cardin, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins	John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	John McCain

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow
Northeast	Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse
South	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Joe Biden, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Jim Webb	Robert Byrd
West	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	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, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Kenneth Salazar, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	John McCain
2012	Maria Cantwell, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Jon Tester	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Robert Byrd

	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		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
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	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
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	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Bob Casey
Rhode Island		Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune	Tim Johnson
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		Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Herb Kohl, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Kenneth Salazar, Jon Tester	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, 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, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd
Independent		Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, 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 Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker		John McCain