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Polybius

(21,156 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:00 PM Sunday

Live Senate vote: 59-40 as of this second

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Live Senate vote: 59-40 as of this second (Original Post) Polybius Sunday OP

Cornyn from Texas is in route to vote..... a kennedy Sunday #1

Ugh, thank you Polybius Sunday #6

Who's the one holdout left? Polybius Sunday #2

I'm not understanding this, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #3

No, that depends on the last vote Polybius Sunday #5

Texas? MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #7

Yeah Polybius Sunday #9

Cornyn is awol. Is he even in town? Arazi Sunday #4

Evidently he's en route.....will arrive "shortly" a kennedy Sunday #8

Probably at some foreign resort. May be flying back in his business jet. Liberal In Texas Sunday #10

Says they're voting for cloture -- ending debate on the bill. This is not the same as voting to pass. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #11

Pass will be a breeze Polybius Sunday #12

Ugh. Just read that elsewhere. Not good. eppur_se_muova Sunday #13

This was the vote to end the filibuster MichMan Sunday #15

Right, got it now. That 60-votes-needed just didn't register somehow. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #16

60-40 now, Cornyn just voted Polybius Sunday #14

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a kennedy

(34,842 posts)

1. Cornyn from Texas is in route to vote.....

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:01 PM

Sunday

and they’ll have 60.

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

6. Ugh, thank you

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:03 PM

Sunday

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

2. Who's the one holdout left?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:01 PM

Sunday

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,762 posts)

3. I'm not understanding this,

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:02 PM

Sunday

does this mean that this putrid betrayal of Dem principles was defeated?

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

5. No, that depends on the last vote

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:03 PM

Sunday

I think it's Cornyn from Texas.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,762 posts)

7. Texas?

Reply to Polybius (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:04 PM

Sunday

Well, that seals this putrid deal, Cornyn is a MAGAt of the nth degree.

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

9. Yeah

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:08 PM

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Apparently, he's not in the Capital but is on his way.

Arazi

(8,547 posts)

4. Cornyn is awol. Is he even in town?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:02 PM

Sunday

That would be the funniest thing…

a kennedy

(34,842 posts)

8. Evidently he's en route.....will arrive "shortly"

Reply to Arazi (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:05 PM

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Liberal In Texas

(15,808 posts)

10. Probably at some foreign resort. May be flying back in his business jet.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:15 PM

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eppur_se_muova

(40,530 posts)

11. Says they're voting for cloture -- ending debate on the bill. This is not the same as voting to pass. nt

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:21 PM

Sunday

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

12. Pass will be a breeze

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:25 PM

Sunday

Closure takes 40 votes. Passing takes 50.

eppur_se_muova

(40,530 posts)

13. Ugh. Just read that elsewhere. Not good.

Reply to Polybius (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:27 PM

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I thought Dems had a chance to force a 60-vote minimum. Did they agree not to filibuster ??

MichMan

(16,263 posts)

15. This was the vote to end the filibuster

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:54 PM

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eppur_se_muova

(40,530 posts)

16. Right, got it now. That 60-votes-needed just didn't register somehow. nt

Reply to MichMan (Reply #15)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:55 PM

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Polybius

(21,156 posts)

14. 60-40 now, Cornyn just voted

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:51 PM

Sunday

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