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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 6, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of Labor

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 171,997,648 people64.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 70,645,323 people26.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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
YeaWon6664.5%
NayLost3026.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%