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Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System )
Vote Number: 16
Vote Date: January 28, 2010, 03:45 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN959
Nomination Description: Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years
Vote Counts:
YEAs70
NAYs
30

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

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Nay
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Burris (D-IL), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Nay
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kirk (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
LeMieux (R-FL), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (D-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---70
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (D-OH)
Burr (R-NC)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagan (D-NC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kirk (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---30
Begich (D-AK)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Feingold (D-WI)
Franken (D-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kaufman (D-DE)
LeMieux (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sanders (I-VT)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (D-PA)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

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

Alaska:

Begich (D-AK), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

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

Arkansas:

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

California:

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

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

Carper (D-DE), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Nay

Florida:

LeMieux (R-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

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

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Burris (D-IL), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

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

Kansas:

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

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

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

Maryland:

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

Massachusetts:

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

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Franken (D-MN), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

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

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Yea
Hagan (D-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

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

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

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

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea
Specter (D-PA), Nay

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

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

Utah:

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

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

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

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea