Congressional vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Elisabeth DeVos to be Secretary of Education: Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education

Outcome
Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-48)
Yea–Nay
52–48
Vote
s · No. 52 · 2017-02-03

How members voted

Nay · 48Democrat: 45 · Independent: 3

Tim Kaine

Current member Senate VA Democrat

Ed Markey

Current member Senate MA Democrat

Jack Reed

Current member Senate RI Democrat

Ron Wyden

Current member Senate OR Democrat
Yea · 52Republican: 52

Roy Blunt

Former member Senate MO Republican

Ted Cruz

Current member Senate TX Republican

Mike Lee

Current member Senate UT Republican

Rand Paul

Current member Senate KY Republican

Ben Sasse

Former member Senate NE Republican

Tim Scott

Current member Senate SC Republican