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Cloture Motion: Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (passed)

A vote against the cloture motion was correct

01/30/2006 -- passed.

Judge Samuel Alito was confirmed on Jan. 31, 2006, to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, by a vote of 58-42. However, the crucial vote happened the day before, when senators voted on whether or not to end debate on this nomination. Because the Republican leadership had enough votes to confirm Samuel Alito, a filibuster was the only option to prevent the confirmation. A vote against the cloture motion was correct.

Bill Number: PN1059

US Senate Roll Call No. 1
109th Congress, 2nd Session

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Roll Call of Members

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Yeas: 72
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI-) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN-) Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO-) Sen. George Allen (R-VA-) Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT-) Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT-) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM-) Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO-) Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS-) Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY-) Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT-) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC-) Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV-) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA-) Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE-) Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI-) Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA-) Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK-) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS-) Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN-) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME-) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND-) Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX-) Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID-) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID-) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC-) Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH-) Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC-) Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM-) Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND-) Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY-) Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN-) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC-) Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA-) Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH-) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT-)	Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX-) Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK-) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI-) Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA-) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD-) Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI-) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ-) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA-) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT-) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR-) Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS-) Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN-) Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL-) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ-) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY-) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK-) Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE-) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL-) Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR-) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS-) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV-) Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO-) Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA-) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL-) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL-) Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR-) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME-) Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA-) Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK-) Sen. John Sununu (R-NH-) Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO-) Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY-) Sen. John Thune (R-SD-) Sen. David Vitter (R-LA-) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH-) Sen. John Warner (R-VA-)

Nays: 25
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN-) Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE-) Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA-) Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY-) Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN-) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT-) Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL-) Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI-) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA-) Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT-) Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA-) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA-) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ-)	Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT-) Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI-) Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ-) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD-) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA-) Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL-) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI-) Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV-) Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD-) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY-) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI-) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR-)