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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 22, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jayme Ray White to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

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

Won the vote · Yea

78 votes, representing 186,800,126 people72.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 55,502,614 people21.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon7872.4%
NayLost2021.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%