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Senate roll call 227 · 112th Congress · Dec 12, 2011

Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador

On Dec 12, 2011, the Senate voted 49–37 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 267). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 46–2, Republicans 2–35, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 members 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
49
No
37
Did not vote
16
Date
Dec 12, 2011

By party

  • Republicans2 yes · 35 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Democrats46 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 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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