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The longest vote in Senate history

Mar 08, 202114 min
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Episode description

It wasn’t easy and it sure wasn’t pretty, but after a marathon session that included the longest vote in Senate history, Democrats finally passed their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package over the weekend. POLITICO’s Marianne LeVine reports. Plus, New York Gov. Cuomo faces growing calls to step down. And Biden signs an order to promote more voting access.

Marianne LeVine covers the Senate for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

Read more:
Senate approves Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan
Schumer leads Dems to messy but major win on Covid aid
Biden rides a Keep It Simple, Stupid strategy to early success

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