Pence breaks tie to get Senate onto House approved spending bill
Vice President Pence has just broken a 47-47 tie in the Senate on the motion to proceed to the House approved spending bill with the money for the wall.
The vote was 48-47 with Pence’s ballot &was the longest vote in Senate history.
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) voted yes as did Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), which was key.
McConnell: When an agreement is reached it will receive a vote here on the floor Senate now formally on the bill