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Vote Data for Goodwin Liu Nomination (112th Congress)


Date: May 19, 2011

Subject: Goodwin Liu Nomination

Description: Invoking cloture on the nomination of Goodwin Liu for the 9th Circuit federal court of appeals based in California. Liu had no judicial experience or trial experience as an attorney. Liu said he envisioned the judiciary as "a culturally situated interpreter of social meaning" and judges should act to create a constitutional right to welfare, housing, education and medical care. Liu helped the fight against the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected, 52-43

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Voted in Favor:

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)  
Mark Begich (D-AK)  
Michael Bennet (D-CO)  
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)  
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)  
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)  
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)  
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  
Ben Cardin (D-MD)  
Tom Carper (D-DE)  
Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)  
Kent Conrad (D-ND)  
Christopher Coons (D-DE)  
Richard Durbin (D-IL)  
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)  
Al Franken (D-MN)  
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)  
Kay Hagan (D-NC)  
Tom Harkin (D-IA)  
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)  
Tim Johnson (D-SD)  
John Kerry (D-MA)  
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)  
Herb Kohl (D-WI)  
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)  
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)  
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)  
Carl Levin (D-MI)  
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)  
Joe Manchin (D-WV)  
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)  
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)  
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)  
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)  
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)  
Patty Murray (D-WA)  
Bill Nelson (D-FL)  
Mark Pryor (D-AR)  
Jack Reed (D-RI)  
Harry Reid (D-NV)  
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)  
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  
Charles Schumer (D-NY)  
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)  
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)  
Jon Tester (D-MT)  
Mark Udall (D-CO)  
Tom Udall (D-NM)  
Mark Warner (D-VA)  
Jim Webb (D-VA)  
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)  
Ron Wyden (D-OR)  

Voted Against:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)  
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)  
John Barrasso (R-WY)  
Roy Blunt (R-MO)  
John Boozman (R-AR)  
Scott Brown (R-MA)  
Richard Burr (R-NC)  
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)  
Dan Coats (R-IN)  
Tom Coburn (R-OK)  
Thad Cochran (R-MS)  
Susan Collins (R-ME)  
Bob Corker (R-TN)  
John Cornyn (R-TX)  
Mike Crapo (R-ID)  
Jim DeMint (R-SC)  
Michael Enzi (R-WY)  
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)  
Charles Grassley (R-IA)  
Dean Heller (R-NV)  
John Hoeven (R-ND)  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)  
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)  
Mike Johanns (R-NE)  
Ron Johnson (R-WI)  
Mark Kirk (R-IL)  
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)  
Mike Lee (R-UT)  
Richard Lugar (R-IN)  
John McCain (R-AZ)  
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)  
Ben Nelson (D-NE)  
Rand Paul (R-KY)  
Rob Portman (R-OH)  
Jim Risch (R-ID)  
Pat Roberts (R-KS)  
Marco Rubio (R-FL)  
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)  
Richard Shelby (R-AL)  
Olympia Snowe (R-ME)  
John Thune (R-SD)  
Pat Toomey (R-PA)  
Roger Wicker (R-MS)  

Voted 'Present':

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)  

Did Not Vote:

Max Baucus (D-MT)  
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)  
Jerry Moran (R-KS)  
David Vitter (R-LA)  

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