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Senate roll call 269 · 113th Congress · Dec 12, 2013

Deborah Lee James, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force

On Dec 12, 2013, the Senate voted 58–39 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 774). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 3–39, Independents 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 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
58
No
39
Did not vote
8
Date
Dec 12, 2013

By party

  • Republicans3 yes · 39 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 4 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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