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rgbecker

(4,826 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2018, 05:24 PM Dec 2018

Help me out here about Senate vote going on now.

This vote is to "proceed to vote on the bill." Is this a vote to close debate and does it need 60 to pass? Apparently not, as they already have 45 no votes...so why wait for the others to vote....

Or is it the bill itself that needs 60 votes?

Or what?

Thanks.

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Help me out here about Senate vote going on now. (Original Post) rgbecker Dec 2018 OP

"so why wait for the others to vote" - they never stop votes... PoliticAverse Dec 2018 #1

Just need 50 to proceed oberliner Dec 2018 #2

Sounds like current house bill is dead. Worked on a new compromise bill with Schumer in Senate Freethinker65 Dec 2018 #3

Votes are required to be recorded for all Members. Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. "so why wait for the others to vote" - they never stop votes...

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 05:27 PM

Dec 2018

before everyone gets a chance to vote.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Just need 50 to proceed

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 05:28 PM

Dec 2018

60 to end debate.

Freethinker65

(10,010 posts)

3. Sounds like current house bill is dead. Worked on a new compromise bill with Schumer in Senate

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 05:28 PM

Dec 2018

And then WH reps walked the compromise over to the House to see if it might pass that chamber?

Now sounds like Schumer said no new deals. Perhaps Pence and Kushner are pressing Ryan in House to call a vote on original bill Trump previously said he would sign, then threatened to veto which began this entire mess.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Votes are required to be recorded for all Members.

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 05:30 PM

Dec 2018

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