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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 14, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert McKinnon Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 148,785,614 people57.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 100,765,537 people38.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
YeaWon4957.1%
NayLost4538.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%