Vote 325

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776; A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes.
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, 47-53.
Date/time: October 21, 2009, 2:34 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, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Jim Webb
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Tim Johnson, Paul Kirk, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Mike Johanns, George Lemieux, Lisa Murkowski
Leo	Roland Burris	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Sheldon Whitehouse	Bill Nelson
Pisces	Edward Kaufman	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe
Taurus	Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

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

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

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

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mike Johanns, Claire McCaskill, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand	George Lemieux
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, Paul Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter	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, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, George Voinovich

	Yes	No
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Paul Kirk, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse	Evan Bayh, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, Jon Tester, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Ron Wyden
Independent	Bernard Sanders	Joseph Lieberman
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, George Lemieux, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker