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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 28, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Marjorie A. Rollinson to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 157,576,274 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 100,396,676 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon5259.1%
NayLost4237.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%