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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 5, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Philip Nathan Jefferson to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 227,634,224 people87.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 23,620,459 people9.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon8387.0%
NayLost109.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%