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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 4, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 170,905,677 people69.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 62,044,035 people25.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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
YeaWon6769.8%
NayLost2825.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%