Senate Republicans eked out just enough votes Tuesday to clear the first procedural hurdle to floor consideration of proposal to claw back billions in previously appropriated foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, teeing up an expected vote-a-rama on amendments to the bill Wednesday.
The Senate agreed, 51-50, to a procedural motion to discharge the measure from committee consideration and send it to the floor. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.
The chamber followed quickly by voting to proceed to the measure on another tie-breaker vote, which triggered up to 10 hours of debate followed by a potential “vote-a-rama” on amendments. The chamber quickly voted to proceed to the measure on another tie-breaker vote, triggering up to 10 hours of debate under the rules, followed by a “vote-a-rama” on amendments.
