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What made this feat particularly masterful was the use of peer pressure and strategic timing to bring about unanimity in a divided House. As the night advanced, the opposition—primarily Democrats—resentfully resorted to protest tactics, including demonstrative mooing, an ironic throwback to bovine imagery that symbolized their displeasure at Congress remaining in session past sunset. The spectacle was both bizarre and revealing of the institutional frustrations on display.