Thursday, December 16, 2010

KEY VOTES THIS WEEKEND





It was posted this evening via facebook by Stace Medellin and later confirmed on Talking Points Memo and The Rachel Maddow Show that Senator Henry Reid (D-NV) has filed a motion for cloture on two pieces of legislation: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal and the DREAM Act.

In a cloture motion, there needs to be 60 votes or more in order to end debate. If one OR BOTH passes the 60 vote thresh hold on Saturday, a vote for passage (where you only need 51) would take place on Sunday.

Right now DADT Repeal reportedly has the support of Senate Democrats and a small number of Republicans (Brown, Collins, and Snow) to overcome the 60-vote margin to invoke cloture. The DREAM Act is still up in the air if it will pass the 60-vote mark.

Stay tuned on Saturday and Sunday.

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