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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 25, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua David Jacobs to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 181,080,170 people69.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 58,564,251 people22.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% 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
YeaWon7269.2%
NayLost2222.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%