Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning, setting the stage in the weeks and months to come for the party to craft and attempt to pass a sweeping economic package expanding the social safety net that President Joe Biden has made a signature agenda item without the threat of a filibuster from Republicans who oppose it.
The vote was 50-49 and the measure passed after a lengthy series of amendment votes known as a "vote-a-rama," which started on Tuesday afternoon and went until just before 4 a.m. ET.
