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Vice President Harris Awarded a "Golden Gavel" for Casting Record Vote

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Vice President Harris making history yesterday by casting the most deciding votes in the Senate chamber by a vice president.

Harris' 32 tiebreaking Senate votes top a 191-year-old record held by John C. Calhoun.

The historic vote was to confirm Loren L. AliKhan to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia.

To mark the record vote, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer presented Harris with a golden gavel.


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