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when former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also had his confirmation hearing on Jan. 19, Democrats boycotted his committee vote and he wasn’t confirmed until 25 days later on Feb. 13, 2017 in a 53-47
The Senate voted 51-47 for cloture, only to reverse itself on an appeal of Humphrey’s ruling later that day.
Meanwhile, spending catapulted to $6.55 trillion, $2.1 trillion or a 47 percent increase above fiscal 2019.
The vote to end debate on the roughly $650 billion package was 52-47, falling short of the necessary 60 votes.
The motion to proceed was agreed to, 47-42.
A Tuesday night memo from the DCCC noted that an internal poll conducted by the committee found Eastman leading Bacon 48 percent to 47 percent in their anticipated fall matchup.
And with a 53-47 advantage for Republicans in the full Senate, Democrats are powerless to stop his confirmation without the help of at least four Republicans.
But by 6 p.m., supporters mustered only 47 votes of the 60 required to take up the relief package. Plans by Senate GOP leaders for a speedy vote on passage Monday appeared in greater jeopardy.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate voted 47-51 to reject Murray’s amendment that would require employers to provide workers 14 days of emergency paid sick leave and 12 weeks of paid family and medical
Senators rejected the Murray amendment in a 47-51 party-line vote. Niels Lesniewski contributed to this report.