Cloture Motion: Senate Substitute of the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

August 4, 2010 | H.R. 1586
The amended Senate bill would provide $16.1 billion in Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) funding for state Medicaid programs and $10 billion to states for teacher funding to preserve jobs. The funds would help states avert massive layoffs because of budget shortfalls. Republicans filibustered the state aid and teachers' jobs bill. A cloture vote to break the filibuster passed.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 61
NAYs: 38

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. George S. LeMieux
FL
Republican No
Sen. Carl Levin
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman
CT
Independent Independent Yes
Sen. Blanche Lincoln
AR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard G. Lugar
IN
Republican No
Sen. John McCain
AZ
Republican No
Sen. Claire McCaskill
MO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican No
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Ben Nelson
NE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Pryor
AR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Harry Reid
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican No
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican No