The Democrats voting against the proposal were Senators Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Tom Carper and Chris Coons of Delaware, and Jon Tester of Montana. Senator Angus King, the independent from Maine who caucuses with the Democrats, also voted no. The vote remained open for hours as Democrats struggled to reach an agreement on jobless aid. Democrats are using reconciliation to fast-track the bill through the Senate. Liberal lawmakers and activists argued that Democrats should overrule Ms. MacDonough’s guidance and push through the proposal anyway over Republican opposition.

Source: New York Times March 05, 2021 21:28 UTC