Senate roll call 653 · 111th Congress · Nov 30, 2010
In the nature of a substitute, to modernize Federal food safety efforts without placing unnecessary burdens on food producers, increasing food prices, or saddli
On Nov 30, 2010, the Senate voted 36–62 on “On the Motion” (S 510). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–57, Republicans 36–4, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 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
- 36
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Nov 30, 2010
By party
- Republicans36 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 57 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- 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
- Christopher A. Coons 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
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- 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
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-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
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
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