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 34–61 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 70). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 1–47, Republicans 33–13, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 34
No: 61
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 15, 2008

By party

Republicans33 yes · 13 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 47 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
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
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
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
John Thune R-SD
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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