Kamala Harris Casts 32nd Tiebreaking Vote, Setting Record – One America News Network

December 6, 2023 Sophia Flores US 0

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents US Vice President Kamala Harris with a "golden gavel" after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a Vice President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 5, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) — US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents US Vice President Kamala Harris with a “golden gavel” after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a Vice President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 5, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Sam Valk
7:41 AM – Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Kamala Harris has broken a record held by former Vice President John Calhoun.

On Tuesday, Harris broke her 32^nd Senate tie. This has now makes her the vice president who has broken the most ties in U.S. history.

Today, I cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote of my Vice Presidency. With this vote, I broke the 191-year-old record for most tie-breaking Senate votes cast by a Vice President. pic.twitter.com/Hvm8u86ePu

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) December 5, 2023

The previous record holder was Andrew Jackson’s Vice President John Calhoun. Calhoun was a slavery supporting Democrat from South Carolina. He broke 31 ties before leaving office in 1832.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) praised Harris for making history.

“I join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanking the vice president for her leadership and making the work of the Senate possible,” Schumer said. “The record Vice President Harris sets today is significant, not just because of the number, but because of what she’s made possible with tiebreaking votes.”

Schumer went on the praise Harris for being the tie-breaker on The Inflation Reduction Act, which was followed by record price increases.

He later presented her with a golden gavel.

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