In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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H.Con.Res. 94 // December 17, 2011

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672.

Sponsor: HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672 (Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012) to: (1) make an across-the-board 1.83% rescission in discretionary spending for FY2012, with exceptions for the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA), disaster relief, and Overseas Contingency Operations/the Global War on Terrorism; and (2) require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report on the account and amount of each rescission.

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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

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Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 140,154,131 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 95,342,393 people40.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5659.1%
YeaLost4340.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%