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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 14, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Feinberg to be Deputy Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 136,770,858 people51.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 117,719,353 people44.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
YeaWon5651.3%
NayLost3944.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%