Vice President Kamala Harris has had to use her tie-breaking vote this week because of Democratic absences in the Senate.
that he wasn't sure"that Fetterman's presence would have been key on the D.C. issue, but it may well be important on other, close votes."
"Slim majorities are a hard thing to work with, especially in the Senate where the ability of the majority party leadership to control the agenda has always been more fragile than that of their House counterpart," David A. Bateman, an associate professor of government at Cornell University, told"Most majority leaders will experience some period in which members are unavoidably absent," he said.
"The only thing that Fetterman's absence changes is that Republicans need to find one fewer conservative Democratic vote for passage," Bateman said."That's important, but it's not the only factor at work here.""wanted to throw up procedural roadblocks to these resolutions, he could." The filibuster means that in order to end debate on most matters, 60 votes are required. That is not the case when it comes to the resolution on D.C.'s criminal code.
"While everyone on the Democrat side of the aisle has huge sympathy for Fetterman, there is a growing feeling that his race may be run. Resignation is now talked about in more than whispers," Shanahan told"A Governor Shapiro-appointed junior senator for Pennsylvania would take the pressure off both Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and, indeed, President Biden in the short term," Shanahan said."But it may be seen as a particularly heartless move.
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