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Senate vote: Amendment // July 21, 2009

Lieberman Amdt. No. 1528

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 215,878,668 people93.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 2,174,303 people0.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon9393.0%
NayLost10.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%