With Democrats united, the vice president’s vote put it over the top. ADHarris, however, is likely to find herself in this position more often than most vice presidents, given the Senate’s split. Her first deciding Senate vote was not a hard call. Tiebreaking votes came back to haunt the past two sitting vice presidents who aspired to succeed the chief executives they served. Bush, a crucial tiebreaker came over a 1985 budget that included a provision that would put a cap on cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2021 00:22 UTC