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Roll Call Vote 104th Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to invoke cloture Re: Henry W. Foster, Jr. nomination )
Vote Number: 280
Vote Date: June 22, 1995, 02:12 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Nomination Number: PN245
Nomination Description: Henry W. Foster, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, for a term of four years
Vote Counts:
YEAs57
NAYs
43

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---57
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Frist (R-TN)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
NAYs ---43
Abraham (R-MI)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Brown (R-CO), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay

Georgia:

Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Dole (R-KS), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Grams (R-MN), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Frist (R-TN), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Nay

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay