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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

From Voteview roll call records.