Roll Call Vote #66 · 112th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 17, 2012, 11:17 AM (ET)
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1789 (S. 1789)
A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (74-22, 3/5 majority required)
74 Yea
22 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 31 senators
26 Yea / 3 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 29 senators
16 Yea / 11 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Benjamin Cardin (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mike Johanns (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Toomey (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 74
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Dick Durbin
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Chuck Grassley
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- John Hoeven
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay 22
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Mike Crapo
- James DeMint (SC)
- Lindsey Graham
- Dean Heller (NV)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson
- Mike Lee
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Rand Paul
- Jim Risch
- Marco Rubio
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 4
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
Other Votes on S. 1789
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).