How to Use vote-a-rama in a Sentence

vote-a-rama

noun
  • Paul doubled down on his stance at several points through the morning after an overnight vote-a-rama.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 July 2025
  • The Senate will vote on the amendment as part of its vote-a-rama, which is in its 12th hour.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 1 July 2025
  • The trip had been in the works long before the Senate’s vote-a-rama extended beyond 24 hours.
    — Cate Martel, The Hill, 1 July 2025
  • The Senate is heading into a vote-a-rama this afternoon to pass $9 billion in spending cuts.
    — Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 July 2025
  • Any changes the House makes would then have to go back to the Senate, where the chamber would have to undertake another vote-a-rama.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Any changes in the House would force the Senate to pass the bill once again, which senators want no part of after a grueling vote-a-rama this week.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 July 2025
  • Text for the Senate’s budget resolution setting up the bill is expected early this week, with an unlimited vote-a-rama in the coming days.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • During the Senate’s vote-a-rama process, both parties can offer unlimited amendments and Democrats are expected to put forward a number of politically tricky amendments for Republicans to vote on.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The reconciliation measure is unrelated to the Justice Department fund, but Democrats vowed to force votes on amendments targeting the fund during the Senate's vote-a-rama on the funding package, which was expected to begin Thursday.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 May 2026

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