Cloture Motion: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

July 20, 2010 | H.R. 4213
During the first part of 2010, Senate Republicans mounted several filibusters against extending the federal unemployment insurance (UI) program for long-term jobless workers. A motion to invoke cloture and end the filibuster against the bill that extended the UI program to Nov 30 and made it retroactive to June 2 was approved.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 60
NAYs: 40

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No
Sen. Max Baucus
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Evan Bayh
IN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Begich
AK
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Robert F. Bennett
UT
Republican No
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Bond
MO
Republican No
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Scott Brown
MA
Republican No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sam Brownback
KS
Republican No
Sen. Jim Bunning
KY
Republican No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican No
Sen. Roland W. Burris
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes