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Senate roll call 597 · 113th Congress · Dec 3, 2014

Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy

On Dec 3, 2014, the Senate voted 71–25 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1073). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 18–25, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
71
No
25
Did not vote
9
Date
Dec 3, 2014

By party

  • Republicans18 yes · 25 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 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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