To confirm the nomination of karen borlaug phillips of virginia to become a member of the interstate commerce commission.

On Aug 10, 1988, the Senate voted 71–24. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–23, Republicans 43–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 71
No: 24
Did not vote: 5
Date: Aug 10, 1988

By party

Republicans43 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 23 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted no
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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