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Originally posted by DeltAlum
The Vice President is the President of, and presides over, the Senate. He also is the tiebreaker in case of a tie vote.
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I only thought it didn't apply because of the following paragraph from the Washington Post
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There is no rule against obscene language by a vice president on the Senate floor. The senators were present for a group picture and not in session, so Rule 19 of the Senate rules -- which prohibits vulgar statements "unbecoming a senator" -- does not apply, according to a Senate official. Even if the Senate were in session, the vice president, though constitutionally the president of the Senate, is an executive branch official and therefore free to use whatever language he likes.
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