Roll Call Vote #132 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · May 15, 2008, 6:15 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70) (S.Con.Res. 70)
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
Motion Agreed to (55-40)
55 Yea
40 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 38 senators
34 Yea / 2 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 38 senators
6 Yea / 29 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Elizabeth Dole (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mel Martinez (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 55
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- John Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
Nay 40
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- John Cornyn
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo
- James DeMint (SC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mitch McConnell
- Lisa Murkowski
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Roger Wicker
Not Voting 5
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barack Obama (IL)
Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 70
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Vote #85 On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 70Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-44) Mar 14, 2008
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Vote #131 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Re…Motion Rejected (44-51) May 15, 2008
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Vote #133 On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. …Motion Rejected (34-61) May 15, 2008
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Vote #134 On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70)Motion Rejected (44-51) May 15, 2008
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Vote #135 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: …Motion Rejected (47-48) May 15, 2008
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Vote #142 On the Conference Report S.Con.Res. 70Conference Report Agreed to (48-45) Jun 4, 2008
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).