Next time someone pop off about "Where is Harris?"

[rogue emissary]

Tell them she's casting another tie breaking vote in the Senate.

She's three away from Adams and five away from tying Calhoun with the most tie breaking votes.

[brush]

1. Thanks for this post. Just curious, during this whole...

14-hour votarama in the Senate that it's taken to work through all the amendments that had to be voted on to get the anti-inflation/climate change bill passed, each requiring a tie-breaking vote, did VP Harris have to sit through the whole shebang to break the tie on each amendment vote?

If so, she's certainly doing her part.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. It looks like a "tie" means the amendment fails

and to pass, the VP would need break the tie.

All but 2 amendments failed and of those 2 that did pass, only one had a tie vote (but the damn roll call isn't available for that yet).

They waited until the very end to do those 2 amendments and that last tie-vote one, was the very last that was to be voted on. So I suspect she did that and obviously the vote to break the tie for final passage - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm

Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session

Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5376, As Amended )
Vote Number: 325
Vote Date: August 7, 2022, 03:04 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 5376 (A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. )
Measure Title: A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 50
NAYs 50

Vice President of the United States Voted
Yea