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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 3, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Jeffrey Kessler to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 227,503,136 people89.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 10,741,311 people4.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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
YeaWon9589.3%
NayLost34.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%