Senate roll call 515 · 110th Congress · Mar 13, 2008
To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.
On Mar 13, 2008, the Senate voted 27–71 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 70). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–49, Republicans 27–21, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 71
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Mar 13, 2008
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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