all 50 senate democrats supported the bill with vice president harris casting the tie-breaking vote. the bill will now head to the house to where democrats also hold a razor-in majority. what does this mean for the next steps? let s get right to chad pergram live on capitol hill with the details. reporter: arthel, a political high wire act. all 50 democrats sticking together and then leaning on vice president harris to break the tie to pass a touchstone of president biden s legislative agenda. the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the bill as amended is passed. [cheers and applause] reporter: the senate began voting at is 1:30 last night, finally approving bill after 16 hours and 38 consecutive roll call votes. it s been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived. i know it s been a long day and a long night, but we ve gotten it done. today, after more than a year
for the terrorists that are there. i d like to see more restrictions of cruise lines going into cuba, but, you know, we have to start somewhere. but i think we really have a chance to make a difference here, eric. eric: you know what s so amazing is that cuba became this cause celebre for a while among americans going and visiting. look at the old 50s cars, they could be rubbing shoulders with joe and chesimard or william morales. absolutely, they could. and the money they put into cuba on those seemingly historic-type trips are supporting a government that has waged a war. look, my dad was killed in the cold war. he was a victim of the cold war. the faln was cuban-trained, financed, and now we see that william morales has been a best of guest of cuba for years. so cuba and puerto rico have been commented in that communist bloc will, and this was an attack against american
chesimard were convicted. like, they re not just fugitives who were charged, they ve been convicted. and cuba has returned several people over the years, one in 018 2018 who murdered his girlfriend in new jersey, accused of it, and he was actually returned. so there is extradition between cuba and the u.s. there is a treaty that goes back to 1904, you know, before the castro regime. but, you know, a legitimate government honors treaties, and this eric: william morales, the accused faln bombmaker, joanne chesimard if accused of killing a new jersey state trooper, hiding or living openly in cuba. get them back now, that is the message from joe connor on behalf of his father frank and all victims of terrorism. joe, always good to see you. we ll watch out for your book, shattered lives, and that film that tells a heart-wren with. ing and important story.
on the left, you see william gear mow morales guillermo, a bombmaker, allegedly taking part in the bomb that blew up a historic new york city landmark near wall street in 1975. that s where george washington said farewell to his officers in 1783. four people were killed in that attack including this man, 33-year-old wall street executive frank conner. the little boy on his shoulders is his son, joe, who joins us now. he s been ongoing in his family s fight for justice decades later and has co-authored the book shattered lives about terrorists. joe, it is stunning that after all these decades so many of these criminals, i mean, dozens and dozens are still safe, they re protected, they re living normal lives in cuba, and they re still there. how come we can t get them back? you know, eric, this has been a struggle my father was murdered in 1975, and for 47