John Owen Brennan, of Virginia, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

On Mar 7, 2013, the Senate voted 81–16 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 48). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 28–16, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 81
No: 16
Did not vote: 8
Date: Mar 7, 2013

By party

Republicans28 yes · 16 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
John Boozman R-AR voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
James Risch R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Dean Heller R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Mike Lee R-UT
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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