Vote 125

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive CBA re: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 869; Relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment.
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, 42-56, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: April 1, 2009, 5:31 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 869
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, Jeanne Shaheen	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	Mark Begich, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar	Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Roland Burris, Jon Tester	Claire McCaskill
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Ben Cardin, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Mike Johanns, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich
Northeast	Bob Casey, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse	Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Edward Kennedy
South	Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Mark Warner	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Kay Hagan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Mark Begich, Bob Bennett, Maria Cantwell, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, James Risch

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Michael Bennet, Mark Udall
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Mike Crapo, James Risch
Illinois	Roland Burris, 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	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri		Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska		Mike Johanns, Ben Nelson
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Judd Gregg
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina		Richard Burr, Kay Hagan
North Dakota	Kent Conrad	Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Jeff Merkley, 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	Mark 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	Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Mark Begich, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Bernard Sanders	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Byron Dorgan, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Mark Begich, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb	Edward Kennedy
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican		Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker