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. 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 No
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