Go for it. Bill makes you think about Election Night more than two months ago when david perdue in georgia fell by 3 10 of a vote to avoid a runoff. This is the payoff. Dana a lot of republicans didnt show up to vote. Thats what happens. More on this with Newt Gingrich in a moment. Griff jenkins live in washington will they go it alone . I think they are. Dana. Happy friday. Looks like a purely partisan path. History was made when Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaker advancing the 2 trillion relief plan. The yays are 50, nays are 50. The senate equally divided. The Vice President votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. This after 15 hours of votearama The Republicans forced a majority to add amendments. More than 850 were filed. In the end 41 roll call votes were taken. Among the ones that passed joni ernst to prohibit increasing the minimum wage during the pandemic. Another blocking Illegal Immigrants from getting Stimulus Checks as we
Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 49, the nays are 44. The nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity commission. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The questions is, is it the sense of the senate the is that debate on the nomination of keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity Commission Shall be brought to a close. The yeas are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 52, the nays are 41. The motion is
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