Vote 230

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census
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, 76-15, with 9 not voting.
Date/time: July 13, 2009, 5:41 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, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign	Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	John Barrasso, Roger Wicker	Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, 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, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe		Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Debbie Stabenow
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback	Bob Bennett, Jim DeMint

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

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

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

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