Vote 13

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Thomas J. Ridge, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 94-0, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: January 22, 2003, 12:10 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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