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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 10, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Byrne to be Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs

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

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 187,158,360 people73.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 42,614,121 people16.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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
YeaWon8173.5%
NayLost1316.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%