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Ending debate on the legislation would require 60 votes, and with a 53-47 majority and no Democrats in favor — none voted Tuesday to begin debate — that becomes a herculean hurdle to overcome.Â
↵↵Last year, the last time the Senate voted on an Iran war powers resolution, the motion to discharge fell short 47-53, with Fetterman voting against it and Paul the only Republican "yes."
The vote was 52-47, with all Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in opposition.
↵↵Senate Republicans are defending a 53-47 majority in this year's midterm elections, and, by and large, have a favorable map heading into November.
"But what I’ve said is I’m going to have a conversation with our Democratic colleagues about how to address that issue." ’Moratorium on mischief’ So far, that hasn’t been sufficient for enough of the 47
The poll also found that a plurality of respondents, 47 percent, believe that lawmakers should demand an extension of the expiring health care subsidies even if it means the shutdown continues.
Party leaders agreed to set a 60-vote threshold for each, and the GOP-controlled chamber is divided 53-47. Republican leaders got a bit of surprise bad news when Sen.
The chamber voted 47-52 on a procedural question over the votes needed to invoke cloture on an executive resolution to consider a group of nominations at the subcabinet level.
Four Republicans in a Senate divided 53-47 could be decisive on the issue.
Senators on Thursday voted 51-47 to limit debate on the McMahon nomination before breaking for the weekend.
certain of a critical mass of senators returning to Washington in time, they teed up a vote on the motion to proceed to the fiscal 2025 budget resolution, which was agreed to on a mostly party-line, 50-47
Cloture was invoked Wednesday afternoon on a 53-47 party-line vote, limiting debate on the Vought nomination to 30 hours.
The vote on the measure was 52-47. The House could vote on that measure as soon as Thursday.
The GOP is set to have a 53-47 majority next year.
Republicans will start the new Congress with 53 seats in the Senate, compared with 47 for Democrats and independents who caucus with them.
-elect Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is seen after drawing the No. 47 chip during the room lottery for office space at the Capitol on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Scott’s amendment to eliminate tens of billions of dollars in mandatory IRS funding Democrats enacted in their climate, tax and health law was rejected on a 45-47 vote.
Toomey pushed to amend the bill to keep the spending in the discretionary category, but his amendment was defeated in a 47-48 vote.Â
The House voted 267-157, mostly along party lines, with support from Democrats and 47 Republicans, to send the bill to the Senate.
In a 47-52 vote that was subject to a 60-vote threshold, the Senate did not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle, a now irrelevant House-passed fiscal 2022