Senator: The Vote
SPECTER: The clerk will call the roll.
CLERK: Mr. Hatch?
HATCH: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Grassley?
GRASSLEY: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Kyl?
KYL: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. DeWine?
DEWINE: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Sessions?
SESSIONS: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Graham?
GRAHAM: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Cornyn?
CORNYN: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Brownback?
BROWNBACK: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Coburn?
COBURN: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Leahy?
LEAHY: No.
CLERK: Mr. Kennedy?
KENNEDY: No.
CLERK: Mr. Biden?
LEAHY: As Mr. Biden explained, he's required to be overseas monitoring an election on the part of our government, and I will vote his proxy no.
CLERK: Mr. Kohl?
KOHL: No.
CLERK: Mrs. Feinstein?
FEINSTEIN: No.
CLERK: Mr. Feingold?
FEINGOLD: No.
CLERK: Mr. Schumer?
SCHUMER: No.
CLERK: Mr. Durbin?
DURBIN: No.
CLERK: Mr. Chairman?
SPECTER: Aye.
CLERK: Mr. Chairman, the votes are 10 yeas, eight nays.
SPECTER: The committee approves the nomination of Judge Alito for floor action. And we will report the nomination to the floor.
That concludes our meeting.