they did. let's talk about it. >> that's right. the voting rights bill for the time being is dead. tonight, this was not an up or down vote. this was a procedural vote. we need 60 votes to clear a filibuster. all 50 democrats were yeas. all 50 republicans were nos for vice president harris presided but she cannot break a tie on a procedural vote. chuck schumer, the democratic leader, he blamed republicans for obstruction. >> senate republicans have signed their names in the ledger history alongside donald trump, the big lie and voter suppression. to their enduring disgrace. this vote, i'm ashamed to say, is further evidence that voter suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. >> just the idea that vice president harris presided over the vote told you how important this bill is to democrats.