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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 21, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amanda Bennett to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 176,769,271 people67.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 79,845,338 people30.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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
YeaWon6067.9%
NayLost3730.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%