after four months of conflict and having the majority in both houses of the argentine congress, the president introduced the new taxation bill. however, many legislators gave priority to the local agendas of their provinces as their economies depended heavily on agriculture. many fpv legislators, such as rubén marín, opposed the bill. marín argued: "for us, agriculture is the economy". there were two demonstrations the day of the vote: one against the bill, attended by 235,000 people, and the other in support of the bill, attended by 100,000 people. farmers had announced that they would continue their demonstrations if the bill was approved without amendments. senator emilio rached from santiago del estero cast the vote that resulted in a 36–36 tie. in the case of a tie, the vice president, who also serves as president of the senate but without the right to vote, is required to cast the tie-breaking vote. julio cobos voted against the bill, which was then rejected, saying that: "my vote is not in favor, my vote is against". despite the chilly relations between cobos and cristina kirchner since that event, he completed his term as vice president.