Friday, February 04, 2005

Confirmation Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney General

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General )

Vote Number: 3
Vote Date: February 3, 2005, 04:29 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN12
Nomination Description: Alberto R. Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General

Vote Counts: YEAs 60, NAYs 36, Not Voting 4

Alphabetical by Senator Name


Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Not Voting
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Corzine (D-NJ), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

By Home State

Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), YeaShelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), YeaMcCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:Lincoln (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Yea
California:Boxer (D-CA), NayFeinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:Allard (R-CO), YeaSalazar (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), NayCarper (D-DE), Nay
Florida:Martinez (R-FL), YeaNelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:Chambliss (R-GA), YeaIsakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), NayInouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), YeaCrapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), NayObama (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:Bayh (D-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:Brownback (R-KS), YeaRoberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:Bunning (R-KY), YeaMcConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:Landrieu (D-LA), YeaVitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine:Collins (R-ME), YeaSnowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayStabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:Coleman (R-MN), YeaDayton (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), YeaLott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:Bond (R-MO), YeaTalent (R-MO), Yea
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), Not VotingBurns (R-MT), Not Voting
Nebraska:Hagel (R-NE), YeaNelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:Ensign (R-NV), YeaReid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), YeaSununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Corzine (D-NJ), NayLautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:Clinton (D-NY), NaySchumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Burr (R-NC), YeaDole (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), Not VotingDorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:DeWine (R-OH), YeaVoinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:Coburn (R-OK), YeaInhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:Smith (R-OR), YeaWyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:Santorum (R-PA), YeaSpecter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), YeaReed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:DeMint (R-SC), YeaGraham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:Johnson (D-SD), NayThune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Alexander (R-TN), YeaFrist (R-TN), Yea
Texas:Cornyn (R-TX), YeaHutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:Bennett (R-UT), YeaHatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:Jeffords (I-VT), NayLeahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:Allen (R-VA), YeaWarner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:Cantwell (D-WA), NayMurray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:Enzi (R-WY), YeaThomas (R-WY), Yea

Thursday, February 03, 2005

Death of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania

Death of Georgian Prime Minister

The United States is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania today. Secretary Rice called President Saakashvili this morning to extend our condolences to him and to all the people of Georgia. Prime Minister Zhvania was a catalyst for democratic change in Georgia, a dynamic leader and a friend.

2005/137 Released on February 3, 2005
Press Statement Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC February 3, 2005