An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate bud

On May 15, 2008, the Senate voted 55–40 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 70). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 46–2, Republicans 8–38, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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 Agreed to
Yes: 55
No: 40
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 15, 2008

By party

Republicans8 yes · 38 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats46 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Mark Pryor D-AR
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
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
John E. Sununu R-NH
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
John Eric Ensign R-NV
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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