Pence casts tiebreaking Senate procedural vote on funding for abortion providers
By Jordain Carney - 03/30/17 11:47 AM EDT
Vice President Pence on Thursday cast a tie-breaking procedural vote that allowed the Senate to move forward with an effort to nix an Obama-era rule that blocked states from defunding healthcare providers for political reasons.
Pence appeared on the floor after a procedural vote stalled in a 50-50 tie, casting the 51st vote in favor.
Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) joined all Democrats in voting against ending debate on the bill.
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