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.
schumer even coaxed democrat joe manchin to vote yes, that meant all 50 democrats were yeas. this vote reveals the realities of a split senate and what democrats can get doneth legislatively. this also ramps up two other things. they will weaponize this vote against republicans for the midterms. they are trying to energize their base and get them to the polls. this will intensify the push to end the filibuster. what you need to amend the filibuster provisions, a failedd provisional a failed a procedural vote like this, that sets the table for possibly using the nuclear option. back to you. sean: real quickly can you give us an update on the infrastructure bill? i know there was a bipartisan group of senators, that effort seems to be failing on many fronts. democrats using the reconciliation process so they don t need to reach the magic number of 60.
tonight though we have just done it for the first time since then, almost 40 years. there was a unanimous vote in the senate that we told you about on last night show that happened late last night, tonight there has been a big but not unanimous vote in the house. but it passed easily and in the end it was texas congressman who was able to call it with just palpable joy, as she did so. on this vote, the yeas are 415 and the nays are 14, the bill is passed. texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee announcing the passage tonight in the house of legislation to make juneteenth a federal holiday, congresswoman sheila jackson lee sponsored the legislation to make juneteenth a federal
so, the voice of the people need to be heard on these great matters of war and peace. that s our constitutional responsibility. do we authorize or not the use of force. if we need to replace them, then we ll work on the criteria, the sunset, the mission and congress will debate and decide whether or not to authorize or not. congresswoman barbara lee, democrat from the oakland, california, area. thank you for coing on and sharing your perspective with us. my pleasure. in just a couple hours president biden is expected to sign a bill into law officially declaring june 19th juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. a historic moment on the house floor when housemakers voted overwhelmingly. cheers could be heard on the house floor. take a listen. on this vote the yeas are 415. and the nays are 14. the bill is passed.
has been celebrated as such by african americans for years. there has been no national, official holiday to mark this moment, but it looks like that is about to change. earlier this evening too loud applause the house approved a bill to make juneteenth a national holiday. on this vote, the yeas are 415, and the nays are 14, the bill is passed. the bill will now go to president biden s desk to be signed into law, and while 14 house republicans voted against the bill tonight, yesterday the senate adopted it unanimously. republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin has been he said, on cost grounds but he finally backed down. if you were surprised that all republican senators who were whipping up moral panic about education would endure such a holiday, listen very closely to