Senate roll call 354 · 110th Congress · Sep 27, 2007
A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
On Sep 27, 2007, the Senate voted 53–42 on “On the Joint Resolution” (HJRES 43). Result: Joint Resolution Passed. By party: Republicans 27–20, Democrats 26–21, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 41 members voted against their own party.
During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Joint Resolution Passed
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Sep 27, 2007
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats26 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
- Jon Tester D-MT voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
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