On the Cloture Motion (Cloture Motion on Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board)

February 08, 2010 Roll call number 22 in the Senate
Question On the Cloture Motion (Cloture Motion on Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board)
Ayes: 52 (Democrat: 51; Republican: 0; Other: 1)
Nays: 33 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 31)
Abstained: 15 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 10; Other: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52%
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Evan Bayh Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Aye
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Scott P. Brown Nay
Sam Brownback Abstain
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Roland Burris Aye
Robert Byrd Abstain
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Abstain
Christopher Dodd Aye
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Abstain
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Abstain
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Abstain
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC] Aye
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Abstain
Kay Bailey Hutchison Abstain
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Abstain
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Edward Kaufman Aye
John F. Kerry Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Nay
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Abstain
Frank R. Lautenberg Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
George LeMieux Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Aye
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Richard G. Lugar Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Nay
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Nay
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Abstain
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Abstain
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Abstain
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Aye
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Olympia J. Snowe Nay
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Abstain
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Abstain
George Voinovich Nay
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

** Because of incomplete data, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

Vote Result

Votes by Party

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Others Voting 'Aye'

Joseph I. Lieberman
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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

Blanche Lincoln
Ben Nelson
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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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