Senators pull all-nighter inching toward COVID-19 relief vote
By Jesse Byrnes and Alexander Bolton - 03/06/21 06:47 AM EST Senators worked throughout the night Friday into Saturday as the chamber considered various amendments to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, with a final vote expected later in the day.
The chamber is holding a marathon voting session known as a vote-a-rama, where any senator can force a vote on potential changes to the mammoth relief package. Democrats have rejected a series of proposed GOP changes to the bill.
The Senate voted on 22 amendments or motions to alter the bill as of 8:15 a.m. on Saturday as the grueling session appeared to be taking its toll, with the vote-a-rama stretching past 20 hours.
At one point, Senate Health Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) ripped Sen. James Lankford’s (R-Okla.) amendment to ensure restrictions on publicly-funded abortions as a shallow political attack.
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