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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
↵↵The Senate on Wednesday blocked further consideration of a similar war powers resolution, rejecting a motion to discharge the measure from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on a 47-53 vote.
Ben McAdams, a Democrat, 47 percent to 46 percent.Â
↵↵"This is a rogue terrorist regime that has been threatening the United States and our allies and our people for 47 years," she added.
↵↵The annual address to a joint session of Congress — the longest in U.S. history at 1 hour, 47 minutes and 43 seconds — featured some of the most partisan moments in recent memory, with the chief executive
↵↵That would require some Democratic support in a 53-47 Republican-led chamber with a 60-vote threshold for most legislation.
A Washington Post-IPSOS-ABC News poll conducted Feb. 12-17 found that 60 percent of respondents disapproved of how Trump is handling the job, including 47 percent who strongly disapproved.
"For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives while they talk. Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
The House narrowly passed the measure last week along party lines, and the final tally in the Senate was 49-47.Â
The vote was 52-47, with all Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in opposition.
On a 47-0 vote it approved another bill that would commission a report on China's AI capabilities.
↵↵On the positive side, although 47 percent of the electorate still thought that inflation was getting worse, that number is down from 57 percent in our November survey.
↵↵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.
At the time of the 2010 elections, Obama's job rating was underwater, according to Gallup, with 45 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving.  ↵↵Trump's current standing is undeniably worse.
War powers↵↵Last week, senators voted 52-47 to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a war powers resolution that would bar U.S. military action "within or against" Venezuela absent specific congressional
↵↵Senators voted 52-47 to discharge a war powers resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that would bar military action "within or against" Venezuela absent a specific congressional authorization
On the health of the economy, 53 percent said it was on the wrong track, while 47 percent picked right track.
The same Harvard-Harris poll found inflation was most respondents' (47 percent) top issue by a wide margin over "restoring basic American values of merit" at 13 percent and immigration at 11 percent.
↵↵Data from early November from Navigator Research and Global Strategy Group found that 47 percent of Americans blame Trump and Republicans for rising premiums, while 21 percent blamed Democrats and 19
Back in early March, Trump's job rating was even (48 percent approve vs. 47 percent disapprove), according to Nate Silver's national average.