Kamala is Still Breaking Records

Vice President Kamala Harris made history this week with her 32nd tie-breaking vote, surpassing the previous record for the most tie-breakers cast by a vice president.

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By casting a vote to break a 50-50 deadlock and advance the nomination of Loren AliKhan for a U.S. district judge position, Harris exceeded the 191-year-old record of 31 tie-breaking votes set by John C. Calhoun, who served as vice president from 1825 to 1832 under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) sided with Republicans in voting against invoking cloture.

“Today is historic,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) noted after the vote. “Vice President Harris has just cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote, the most tiebreakers ever. I join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanking the vice president for her leadership and making the work of the Senate possible.”

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