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Senate roll call 412 · 111th Congress · Jan 28, 2010

Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years

On Jan 28, 2010, the Senate voted 77–23 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 959). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 54–5, Republicans 23–17, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
77
No
23
Did not vote
11
Date
Jan 28, 2010

By party

  • Republicans23 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats54 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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