Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking vote Thursday to begin debate on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The bill likely will face a final vote this weekend, Axios reported.
“The Senate is going to move forward with the bill. No matter how long it takes, the Senate is going to stay in session to finish the bill this week,” Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said from the Senate floor Thursday, per The Hill.
The Senate voted 50-50 along party lines before Harris broke the tie.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, all voted to proceed with debate. They are among a handful of moderate senators who could determine if the legislation passes.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is making Senate staff read the entire text of the 628-page Senate bill, which could take anywhere from five to 10 hours.
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WHO STILL BUYS THIS NONSENSE IF THE WHITE HOUSE IS CLOSED, DARK, EMPTY AND THERE’S NOBODY THERE? Where is the Senate now? Where is Harris? Where is prez. Biden? Where is the Supreme Court?
Even though you’re a raving lunatic, I’ll agree with one issue. Biden and Harris still have not faced the media directly, taking spontaneous questions. What happened to Biden’s promise of transparency?
This seems like the new norm for the passage of legislation! The Republicans have been rendered null and thus the principle of checks and balances is done-with and over.