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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 11, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erika L. McEntarfer to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 229,716,220 people86.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 30,722,879 people11.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon8886.2%
NayLost811.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%