Vice President Kamala Harris was back on Capitol Hill this week to tip the scales again due to two health-related Democratic absences.
, including that of Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be U.S. District judge for the Northern District of California.For the last two years, the Senate was divided at 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats . That meant any absence could change the outcome of a close vote. It also meant Harris was called to break 26 ties, far more than any other vice president in the modern era.
, all but unable to travel — or sometimes just keep dinner plans — in case the Senate was split on a vote., giving them slightly more breathing room and, in theory, eliminating the need to rely on Harris as much.Because the House flipped to Republican control, the Senate has less legislation on its to-do list since most Democratic priorities would never get through the other chamber.
But the upper chamber still faces closes votes in confirming the Biden administration’s judicial and administrative nominations, including former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination as ambassador to India and former California labor chief Julie Su as the next U.S. Labor secretary.
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