(CNN) Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president -- cast a tie-breaking vote. Still, Harris has expressed some reluctance about her tie-breaking role as the White House hopes bipartisanship will thrive in Congress. I intend to work tirelessly as your Vice President, including, if necessary, fulfilling this Constitutional duty," she wrote before taking office. Dick Cheney, the last vice president to serve during an evenly split Senate, had eight-tie breaking votes, while former Vice President Al Gore had four. Chocolates and a warm fire: Harris mingles with Senate colleaguesHarris arrived in the Senate Thursday night bearing White House chocolates for her Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle, a White House aide said.

Source: CNN February 06, 2021 15:00 UTC