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Senate roll call 68 · 115th Congress · Feb 16, 2017

Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

On Feb 16, 2017, the Senate voted 51–49 on “On the Nomination” (PN 54). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 51–1, Democrats 0–46, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Nomination Confirmed
Yes
51
No
49
Did not vote
5
Date
Feb 16, 2017

By party

  • Republicans51 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 46 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 2 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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