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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 21, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Marshall Billingslea to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 142,575,325 people56.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 108,672,845 people43.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon6556.7%
NayLost3443.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%