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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 11, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas Peter Feddo to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 223,820,541 people87.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,732,924 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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
YeaWon9287.9%
NayLost10.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%