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Recent Examples of party line
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, was confirmed by the Senate in a vote that fell along party lines.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
The bill passed the Republican-majority state Senate, 33-15, along party lines Thursday.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The Bill’s Path and Political Landscape HB 2094 narrowly cleared the Virginia legislature, with the House passing it 51-47 and the Senate following at 21-19—both along party lines.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Democrats promptly threatened a filibuster, and McConnell — like Reid before him — went nuclear again, forcing through a rules change on a party line vote that now lowered the threshold to confirm Supreme Court nominees to a simple majority vote.
—Susan Davis, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
The bill passed the Republican-majority state Senate, 33-15, along party lines Thursday.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The Bill’s Path and Political Landscape HB 2094 narrowly cleared the Virginia legislature, with the House passing it 51-47 and the Senate following at 21-19—both along party lines.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Democrats promptly threatened a filibuster, and McConnell — like Reid before him — went nuclear again, forcing through a rules change on a party line vote that now lowered the threshold to confirm Supreme Court nominees to a simple majority vote.
—Susan Davis, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
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