Cloture Motion

The Senate held a vote on a cloture motion, which is a procedural vote to end debate and move to a final vote on a measure. The vote passed 89 to 4, with four Democrats absent: Senators Booker, Markey, Slotkin, and Welch. No substantive arguments for or against the underlying measure were recorded in the available statements.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Richard J. Durbin, IL

Democrat
“Four Democratic senators are absent for this vote.”
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I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 89, nays 4, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 89, the nays are 4. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. The motion was agreed to.

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