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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 7, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anna M. Gomez to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 153,087,586 people58.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 103,858,699 people39.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon5558.5%
NayLost4339.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%