Senate Republicans Block Cloture Vote On $410 Billion Omnibus Bill
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Senate Republicans have been successful in blocking a cloture vote on H.R. 1105, the giant, earmark-filled omnibus spending bill thrown up by the House. Cloture is a tactic used by the majority to shut off a filibuster. It takes 60 votes to shut off debate and move to final passage.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has held strong to her position that no changes would be supported by the other chamber, but this ironically leaves Reid and other Senate Democratic leaders in a bind, making it easier for Republicans to defeat the bill.
There will be a vote later today on a temporary spending bill, to allow the government to keep it’s doors open a little longer.
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