WASHINGTON – Around 5 a.m. Friday in the nation s capital, bleary-eyed senators who had spent hours debating a COVID-19 relief bill looked up to see Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the chamber.
Within minutes, she would cast two important, tiebreaking votes on a budget resolution, clearing the way for what Democrats hope is the quick passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that President Joe Biden sees as necessary to ramp up vaccine distribution and get America back on its economic feet.
Harris vote could presage a busy legislative role for her: The likely tiebreaking vote in an evenly split Senate deeply divided over policy. It s an action seldom taken throughout history, but it may turn out to be a crucial tool the Biden administration uses to move appointments and priorities through Congress.
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WASHINGTON Since Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate, the California senator has been a mainstay at the president-elect s side.
She has stood with Biden as he announced Cabinet appointments. She has received national security briefings and COVID-19 briefings alongside him. And both vice presidential historians and political activists expect Harris will continue to serve as Biden s right-hand woman after being sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20.
“The way she s approaching the vice presidency is very similar to the way Joe Biden approached the vice presidency with Barack Obama,” Harris press secretary Sabrina Singh told USA TODAY. “She s walking into this office as a full governing partner to Joe Biden and is completely aligned and supportive of his priorities.