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applegrove

(118,430 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2021, 07:08 PM Feb 2021

Senate Democrats Pass Budget Resolution

Senate Democrats Pass Budget Resolution

February 2, 2021 at 5:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 71 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/02/senate-democrats-pass-budget-resolution/

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The Senate passsed the Democrats’ budget resolution, 50 to 49, paving the way to pass President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package using reconciliation.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) was absent so Vice President Kamala Harris did not need to break the tie.

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Senate Democrats Pass Budget Resolution (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2021 OP

Still voting as a monolithic block. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #1

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Still voting as a monolithic block.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 07:55 PM

Feb 2021

I had hoped that some of the Republicans in the Senate would exercise their right to vote for their constituents instead of their Party. This could have been their breakaway moment....sadly, no luck.

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