On the Nomination PN1737: Shaun L. S. Donovan, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Congress
113th Congress
Date
Jul 10, 2014
Chamber
Senate
Number
#221
Result:
Nomination Confirmed
Track Votes
Key: D Yea R Yea R Nay
Seat position based on our ideology score.
Totals     Democrat     Republican     Independent
  Yea 75
 
 
 
75%
50 23 2
  Nay 22
 
 
 
22%
0 22 0
Not Voting 3
 
 
 
3%
3 0 0
Required: Simple Majority source: senate.gov

Vote Details

Notes: *Minority Whip/Minority Leader’s Vote

Sen. John Cornyn (R), the Minority Whip, voted Nay against his party.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R), the Minority Leader, voted Nay against his party.

Somtimes a party leader will vote on the winning side, even if it is against his or her position, to have the right to call for a new vote under a motion to reconsider. For more, see this explanation from The Washington Post.

We do not know the rationale behind any vote, however.

“Aye” or “Yea”?

“Aye” and “Yea” mean the same thing, and so do “No” and “Nay”. Congress uses different words in different sorts of votes.

The U.S. Constitution says that bills should be decided on by the “yeas and nays” (Article I, Section 7). Congress takes this literally and uses “yea” and “nay” when voting on the final passage of bills.

All Senate votes use these words. But the House of Representatives uses “Aye” and “No” in other sorts of votes.

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