Vote 170

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to S. 386; FERA
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, 84-4, with 11 not voting.
Date/time: April 27, 2009, 5:21 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, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb		John Cornyn
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar		John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, Roger Wicker		George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski		Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner		Richard Burr, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	James Inhofe	Jim Bunning, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl	Pat Roberts, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders	Jim DeMint	Sam Brownback

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
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	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas			Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell		Jim Bunning
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
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	Judd Gregg, Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Kay Hagan		Richard Burr
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	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
South Dakota	Tim Johnson, John Thune
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison		John Cornyn
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	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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