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Senate roll call 223 · 112th Congress · Dec 8, 2011

Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years

On Dec 8, 2011, the Senate voted 53–45 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 784). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 1–45, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes
53
No
45
Did not vote
3
Date
Dec 8, 2011

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 45 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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