Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014

On Feb 9, 2010, the Senate voted 52–33 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1351). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 52–2, Republicans 0–31. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 52
No: 33
Did not vote: 26
Date: Feb 9, 2010

By party

Republicans0 yes · 31 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats52 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Lisa Murkowski R-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
George S. Lemieux 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
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
Scott P. Brown R-MA
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
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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