AWESOME: Mike Pence breaks TIE to repeal abortion regulation in Senate

by The Right Scoop

Vice President Mike Pence used his powers as President of the Senate to break a tie and get rid of an Obama regulation that funded abortion providers:

THE HILL – Vice President Mike Pence returned to the Senate Thursday afternoon — the second time in one day — to cast a tie-breaking vote on legislation to undo an Obama-era regulation on funding for abortion providers.

Pence cast the deciding 51st vote in favor of nixing the rule, after the legislation stalled in a 50-50 tie.

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) sided with Democrats to vote against repealing the Obama-era rule, prompting the need for the vice president to break the tie.

The vote marks the third time Pence has had to break a tie since becoming vice president.

Republicans are using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to roll back some Obama-era regulations with a simple majority vote.

Good on Pence for countering these idiot Republicans from Maine and Alaska and making them lose the vote.

I’m sure Trump won’t have any issues signing it – at least he better not.

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