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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 18, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amy Lefkowitz Solomon to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 154,572,427 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 84,067,422 people32.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon5859.1%
NayLost4032.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%