Vice President Kamala Harris on July 12 tied the record for most tie-breaking votes in the Senate.
“I feel like it’s a wonderful historical moment and I’m thankful to [Senate Majority] Leader [Chuck] Schumer for reminding me that today was that day,” Ms. Harris told The Epoch Times shortly after the vote.
The tie-breaking vote put the number of such votes for Ms. Harris at 31, which was last held by John C. Calhoun, who served as vice president under presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson from 1825 to 1832.
Ms. Harris broke the tie on the vote to advance the nomination of employment lawyer Kalpana Kotagal to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was the lone Democrat who vote against the nomination and therefore, with the vote tally at 50-50, Ms. Harris was needed to break the tie in the Senate, which the Democrats control, 51-49….