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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

November 28, 2023 · On the Cloture Motion

Fetterman voted: Yea

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman voted with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Cloture Motion Rejected (44–51).

What kind of vote this was

This was a cloture vote — a vote on whether to end debate so the Senate can move to a final decision on the question. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats413
Republicans048
Independents30

In total, 95 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 7 votes. 5 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 41–3 and Republicans 0–48. Independents split 3–0. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 41 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 318.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Jobs, taxes & the economy. Across 117 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 51 times and Nay 49 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 8 of them (6.8%).

Questions and answers

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor on November 28, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Rejected.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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