Senate roll call 466 · 113th Congress · Jun 5, 2014
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
On Jun 5, 2014, the Senate voted 78–17 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1612). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 24–17, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 78
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Jun 5, 2014
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- James Risch R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Dean Heller R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
Did not vote
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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