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Confirmation: Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

November 7, 2023 · On the Nomination

Fetterman voted: Nay Party break

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman broke with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Nomination Confirmed (62–36).

What kind of vote this was

This was a confirmation vote — a vote on whether the Senate consents to the President’s nomination. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats471
Republicans1334
Independents21

In total, 98 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 26 votes. 2 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 47–1 and Republicans 13–34. Independents split 2–1. Fetterman was the only Senate Democrat voting Nay.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 293.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Health care & abortion. Across 69 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 34 times and Nay 31 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 1 of them (1.4%).

This roll call is one of 167 recorded votes — about 12.1% of the votes he cast — where Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Monica M. Bertagnolli, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services?
Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Confirmation: Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services on November 7, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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