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Senate roll call 598 · 113th Congress · Dec 3, 2014

Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy

On Dec 3, 2014, the Senate voted 68–27 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1255). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–0, Republicans 16–27, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
68
No
27
Did not vote
10
Date
Dec 3, 2014

By party

  • Republicans16 yes · 27 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats50 yes · 0 no · 7 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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