In a recent Senate vote, Democrats took the lead and helped move forward the nomination of Keli Marie Neary to become a district judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The nomination needed a special vote called a "cloture motion," which is a step in the Senate's process to end debates and move to a final decision. This step was necessary because some people wanted to keep talking about the nomination, possibly delaying or stopping it.

The vote ended with 48 senators agreeing to end the discussion and 45 against it. This means that most of the Democrats supported moving forward, while many others were not in favor. With this vote, they agreed to stop debating and get closer to making a final decision about Neary's appointment as a judge.