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Roll Call Vote 105th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (cloture motion re: nomination of David Satcher )
Vote Number: 8
Vote Date: February 10, 1998, 11:02 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nomination Number: PN623
Nomination Description: David Satcher, 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:
YEAs75
NAYs
23
Not Voting
2

*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), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
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), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), 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
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Not Voting
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Not Voting
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---75
Abraham (R-MI)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cleland (D-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Frist (R-TN)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Grams (R-MN)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nickles (R-OK)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---23
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Coats (R-IN)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Enzi (R-WY)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Not Voting - 2
Levin (D-MI)
Warner (R-VA)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

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

Arizona:

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

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Nay

California:

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

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Nay

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

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

Florida:

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

Georgia:

Cleland (D-GA), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

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

Idaho:

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

Illinois:

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

Indiana:

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

Iowa:

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

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

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

Louisiana:

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

Maine:

Collins (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), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Not Voting

Minnesota:

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

Mississippi:

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

Missouri:

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

Montana:

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

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

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

New Hampshire:

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

New Jersey:

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

New Mexico:

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

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), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

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

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

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

Rhode Island:

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

South Carolina:

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

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

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

Texas:

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

Utah:

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

Vermont:

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

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Not Voting

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:

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