Vote 273

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
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, 63-35.
Date/time: September 9, 2009, 5:13 p.m.
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
Aquarius	Tom Carper, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Jim Webb
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez	Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Mike Johanns, Lisa Murkowski
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Blanche Lincoln
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

	Yes	No
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker

	Yes	No
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Mike Johanns, Pat Roberts, John Thune
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
South	Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Mark Warner	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch

	Yes	No
None	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner	Mike Johanns, James Risch
2008	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Udall, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Roger Wicker
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Sheldon Whitehouse	Bob Corker, John Ensign, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Jim Webb

	Yes	No
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	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	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
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Mike Johanns
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		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	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Judd Gregg, Kay Hagan, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Mike Johanns, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby

	Yes	No
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, 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, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor, Jim Webb
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Bob Bennett, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker