Vice President Kamala Harris Breaks Tie On New Stimulus Package

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It did not take long after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Democrat win of the two Senate races from Georgia, for the tie-breaker to be needed.

On Friday the Senate approved a budget resolution for $1.9 trillion which will allow Democrats to get the bill passed through Congress sans any Republican support or threat of a filibuster, The New York Post reported.

Harris, as the President of the Senate, was able to break a 50 – 50 ties along party lines to give Democrats the important win.

That means the Democrats are going to be able to pass the relief package in the budget resolution which means that the Republicans cannot stop it via filibuster.

“I am so thankful that our caucus stayed together in unity. We had no choice given the problems facing America and the desire to move forward. And we have moved forward,” Senate Majority Leader and New York Sen. Charles Schumer said. “Many bipartisan amendments were adopted, so this was a bipartisan activity.”