Senate roll call 125 · 111th Congress · Apr 1, 2009
Relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment.
On Apr 1, 2009, the Senate voted 42–56 on “On the Motion” (SCONRES 13). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 41–15, Republicans 0–41, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 42
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 1, 2009
By party
- Republicans0 yes · 41 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats41 yes · 15 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Begich D-AK voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold 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
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-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
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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