Insisting that the bill was unconstitutional, O'Connor was the only Republican to join three Democrats in opposing it.
Mr. Pawlenty, a Republican, joins two Democrats, Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa and Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, calling for similar studies.
Two Republican senators, Richard C. Shelby of Alabama and John McCain of Arizona, had joined two Democrats, Mr. Lieberman and Bob Graham of Florida, to announce the pact, along with two House members, Nancy Pelosi of California and Mr. Roemer, also Democrats.
Seven Republicans have joined fifty-four Democrats in supporting the bill.
On June 5 , 1981 five of the Senate committee's nine Republicans joined eight Democrats to vote against his nomination.
Four Republicans — including the ascendant Marco Rubio — have joined four Democrats in embracing the politically difficult principles at the heart of the matter.
Eight of the 11 members of the panel, the State Agencies Committee, who opposed the resolution were Republicans, and one Republican joined five Democrats in supporting it.
On Wednesday, Ron Paul, the Republican senator who has joined three Democrats in backing the bill proposing reform of US surveillance activities, repeated his call on Clapper to resign.
Ten days after John Boehner wisely backed down on the threat of refusing to raise the debt ceiling, four Republican senators, led by Marco Rubio and John McCain, have joined four Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, to propose a framework for immigration reform.
Three of the four Republican council members -- James S. Oddo, Dennis P. Gallagher and Andrew J. Lanza -- joined three Democrats in opposing legislation that increased property taxes by 18.5percentt and cut more than $800 million from the city's budget.
