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As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
After emotional and excoriating testimony from comedian Jon Stewart, congress re-authorizes the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Reps. Paul Gosar, Jody Hice, and Thomas Massie are among 12 who vote against the bill.
On March 7th, 1975, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to amend Rule XXII (which governs the end of debate, and thus filibustering) to lower the threshold for cloture from 67 to 60 votes.
