Senate Vote 177 - On Overriding the Veto

Bill:
Description: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Result: Veto Overridden by a margin of 6 votes (2/3rds majority needed to pass)
Date: ()
R D I Total
Yes 21 
47 
70
47
21
2
 
No 26 
26
26
 
Other*
4
2
2
 
*Includes members who did not vote or voted "present"

Complete Roll Call

Explanation available
Mistaken vote

Yes Votes (70)

Member Party State
 
Daniel K. Akaka
D HI
 
Lamar Alexander
R TN
 
Max Baucus
D MT
 
Evan Bayh
D IN
 
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
D DE
 
Jeff Bingaman
D NM
 
Christopher S. Bond
R MO
 
Barbara Boxer
D CA
 
Sherrod Brown
D OH
 
Robert C. Byrd
D WV
 
Maria Cantwell
D WA
 
Benjamin L. Cardin
D MD
 
Thomas R. Carper
D DE
 
Bob Casey
D PA
 
Saxby Chambliss
R GA
 
Hillary Rodham Clinton
D NY
 
Thad Cochran
R MS
 
Norm Coleman
R MN
 
Susan Collins
R ME
 
Kent Conrad
D ND
 
Bob Corker
R TN
 
John Cornyn
R TX
 
Christopher J. Dodd
D CT
 
Elizabeth H. Dole
R NC
 
Byron L. Dorgan
D ND
 
Richard J. Durbin
D IL
 
Russ Feingold
D WI
 
Dianne Feinstein
D CA
 
Tom Harkin
D IA
 
Kay Bailey Hutchison
R TX
 
Daniel K. Inouye
D HI
 
Johnny Isakson
R GA
 
Tim Johnson
D SD
 
John Kerry
D MA
 
Amy Klobuchar
D MN
 
Herb Kohl
D WI
 
Mary L. Landrieu
D LA
 
Frank R. Lautenberg
D NJ
 
Patrick J. Leahy
D VT
 
Carl Levin
D MI
 
Joseph I. Lieberman
ID CT
 
Blanche Lincoln
D AR
 
Richard G. Lugar
R IN
 
Mel Martinez
R FL
 
Claire McCaskill
D MO
 
Robert Menendez
D NJ
 
Barbara A. Mikulski
D MD
 
Lisa Murkowski
R AK
 
Patty Murray
D WA
 
Bill Nelson
D FL
 
Ben Nelson
D NE
 
Mark Pryor
D AR
 
Jack Reed
D RI
 
Harry Reid
D NV
 
Pat Roberts
R KS
 
John D. Rockefeller IV
D WV
 
Ken Salazar
D CO
 
Bernard Sanders
ID VT
 
Charles E. Schumer
D NY
 
Gordon Harold Smith
R OR
 
Olympia J. Snowe
R ME
 
Arlen Specter
R PA
 
Debbie Stabenow
D MI
 
Ted F. Stevens
R AK
 
Jon Tester
D MT
 
George V. Voinovich
R OH
 
Jim Webb
D VA
 
Sheldon Whitehouse
D RI
 
Roger Wicker
R MS
 
Ron Wyden
D OR

No Votes (26)

Member Party State
 
Wayne A. Allard
R CO
 
John Barrasso
R WY
 
Robert F. Bennett
R UT
 
Sam Brownback
R KS
 
Jim Bunning
R KY
 
Richard M. Burr
R NC
 
Tom Coburn
R OK
 
Larry E. Craig
R ID
 
Michael D. Crapo
R ID
 
Jim DeMint
R SC
 
Pete V. Domenici
R NM
 
John Ensign
R NV
 
Michael B. Enzi
R WY
 
Lindsey Graham
R SC
 
Charles E. Grassley
R IA
 
Judd Gregg
R NH
 
Chuck T. Hagel
R NE
 
Orrin G. Hatch
R UT
 
James M. Inhofe
R OK
 
Jon Kyl
R AZ
 
Mitch McConnell
R KY
 
Jeff Sessions
R AL
 
Richard C. Shelby
R AL
 
John E. Sununu
R NH
 
John Thune
R SD
 
David Vitter
R LA

Did Not Vote (4)

Member Party State
 
Edward M. Kennedy
D MA
 
John McCain
R AZ
 
Barack Obama
D IL
 
John W. Warner
R VA
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