Senate roll call 110 · 111th Congress · Mar 25, 2009
To increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
On Mar 25, 2009, the Senate voted 48–49 on “On the Motion” (HR 1388). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 8–48, Republicans 40–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 25, 2009
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 48 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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