Vote 72

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340; To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.
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, 39-59, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 13, 2008, 9:20 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4340
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, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester
Libra		Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Susan Collins	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	John McCain

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

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

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

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