A viral meme on Facebook claimed that no Democrats had voted in favor of helping Americans through an economic stimulus bill. This is false.
A meme that went viralstates: "Not ONE DEMOCRAT, not ONE ... voted for the Stimulus package." It was posted late on March 22.Senate votesThat evening, theon a coronavirus economic stimulus bill, failing to pass an initial procedural hurdle by a 47-47 party-line vote. The motion needed the votes of at least three-fifths of the full Senate, or 60 votes.
The vote at hand is called cloture – a procedural vote to move forward with debate on an under-discussion stimulus package and toward a yea or nay for final approval. Speaking on the Senate floor before the March 22 vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested the final bill was not yet ready, saying “discussions continue on the package.”without Democratic support. His effort was also hurt by the absence of five Republican senators who were self-quarantining., with Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama voting to move the stimulus package forward.working its way through Congress on March 25.
The Senate adopted the measure, 90-8, on March 18, with all Democrats voting yes. Trump signed the bill into law the same day.The claim put forth on March 22 that no Democrats had voted in favor of a coronavirus stimulus package is FALSE, based on our research. Votes on March 22-23 in the Senate that drew Democratic nays were procedural in nature and were not a vote on the package itself, which was still being drafted – no formal bill existed.
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