On July 13, 2011 the Senate rejected the Cloture Motion on S. 1323 (A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit), 51 to 49; more than a simple majority was needed.
REJECTED
51–49
+2, not enough
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
Voted yes
16
Bennet D
Blumenthal D
Cantwell D
Coons D
Durbin D
Gillibrand D
Klobuchar D
Merkley D
Murray D
Reed D
Sanders I
Schumer D
Shaheen D
Warner D
Whitehouse D
Wyden D
No matching members in this group.
Voted no
17
Barrasso R
Boozman R
Collins R
Cornyn R
Crapo R
Graham R
Grassley R
Hoeven R
Johnson R
Lee R
McConnell R
Moran R
Murkowski R
Paul R
Risch R
Thune R
Wicker R
No matching members in this group.