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Senate roll call 221 · 113th Congress · Oct 29, 2013

Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years

On Oct 29, 2013, the Senate voted 62–37 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 789). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 8–37, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
62
No
37
Did not vote
6
Date
Oct 29, 2013

By party

  • Republicans8 yes · 37 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Independents2 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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