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Senate roll call 646 · 113th Congress · Dec 15, 2014

Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provid

On Dec 15, 2014, the Senate voted 51–43 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1160). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 48–3, Republicans 1–40, Independents 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 members voted against their own party.

During the 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
51
No
43
Did not vote
11
Date
Dec 15, 2014

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 40 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats48 yes · 3 no · 6 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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