Senate roll vote on Fed chief Ben Bernanke

<div id="subtitle">Roll Vote: How the Senate voted on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination</div><div><p>The 70-30 roll call Thursday by which the Senate confirmed Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.</p><p>A "yes" vote is a vote to confirm the nomination.</p><p>Voting yes were 47 Democrats, 22 Republicans and 1 independent.</p><p>Voting no were 11 Democrats, 18 Republicans and 1 independent.</p><p></p><p>Democrats Yes</p><p>Akaka, Hawaii; Baucus, Mont.; Bayh, Ind.; Bennet, Colo.; Bingaman, N.M.; Brown, Ohio; Burris, Ill.; Byrd, W.V.; Cardin, Md.; Carper, Del.; Casey, Pa.; Conrad, N.D.; Dodd, Conn.; Durbin, Ill.; Feinstein, Calif.; Gillibrand, N.Y.; Hagan, N.C.; Inouye, Hawaii; Johnson, S.D.; Kerry, Mass.; Kirk, Mass.; Klobuchar, Minn.; Kohl, Wis.; Landrieu, La.; Lautenberg, N.J.; Leahy, Vt.; Levin, Mich.; Lincoln, Ark.; McCaskill, Mo.; Menendez, N.J.; Mikulski, Md.; Murray, Wash.; Nelson, Fla.; Nelson, Neb.; Pryor, Ark.; Reed, R.I.; Reid, Nev.; Rockefeller, W.V.; Schumer, N.Y.; Shaheen, N.H.; Stabenow, Mich.; Tester, Mont.; Udall, Colo.; Udall, N.M.; Warner, Va.; Webb, Va.; Wyden, Ore.</p><p>Democrats No</p><p>Begich, Alaska; Boxer, Calif.; Cantwell, Wash.; Dorgan, N.D.; Feingold, Wis.; Franken, Minn.; Harkin, Iowa; Kaufman, Del.; Merkley, Ore.; Specter, Pa.; Whitehouse, R.I.</p><p>Republicans Yes</p><p>Alexander, Tenn.; Barrasso, Wyo.; Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Burr, N.C.; Chambliss, Ga.; Coburn, Okla.; Cochran, Miss.; Collins, Maine; Corker, Tenn.; Enzi, Wyo.; Graham, S.C.; Gregg, N.H.; Hatch, Utah; Isakson, Ga.; Johanns, Neb.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lugar, Ind.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Snowe, Maine; Voinovich, Ohio.</p><p>Republicans No</p><p>Brownback, Kan.; Bunning, Ky.; Cornyn, Texas; Crapo, Idaho; DeMint, S.C.; Ensign, Nev.; Grassley, Iowa; Hutchison, Texas; Inhofe, Okla.; LeMieux, Fla.; McCain, Ariz.; Risch, Idaho; Roberts, Kan.; Sessions, Ala.; Shelby, Ala.; Thune, S.D.; Vitter, La.; Wicker, Miss.</p><p>Independents Yes</p><p>Lieberman, Conn.</p><p>Independents No</p><p>Sanders, Vt.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67995362&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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