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Why did the Senate pull an all-nighter on the budget? A peek inside vote-a-rama

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The vote-a-rama process is an essential, if not somewhat loathed, part of Senate debate on its budget resolution.

Amendments added to the budget resolution have lots of messaging in them but won’t become law.

Senators voted to adopt just two amendments, one from Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan .

Missouri ’s Sen. Josh Hawley voted six times with Democrats .

Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin proposed an amendment to prevent funding cuts or staff reductions related to the federal government’s response to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Arkansas Republican Sen. John Boozman , chairman of the Agriculture Committee , opposed her amendment and it was rejected on a 47 -53 vote.

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