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

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House vote: H.Con.Res. 96 // April 10, 2014

H.Con.Res. 96

Sponsor: PAUL RYAN (R-WI)

Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2015, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2016-FY2024. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2015-FY2024 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits (on-budget), (5) debt subject to limit, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2015-FY2024.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

291 votes, representing 163,989,376 people67.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

133 votes, representing 74,407,652 people30.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon29167.0%
YeaLost13330.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%