Cloture vote moved to 2pm (Senate to vote on Iran bill cloture - live on C-SPAN2)

democrats.senate.gov ^ | 10:09am

[Dave346]

By consent, the cloture vote on the substitute amendment #1140 to H.R.1191, (Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act) has been moved from 10:30am to 2:00pm today. As a result, there will not be a vote this morning. Additional roll call votes are expected to occur this afternoon.

2:00pm: Motion to invoke cloture on the Corker-Cardin substitute amendment #1140 to H.R.1191, (Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act)

At 11:00am, Senator Lankford will be recognized to deliver his maiden speech. The time from 11:30am- 12:50pm will be equally divided with the Majority controlling the first half and the Democrats controlling the final half.

[Dave346]

6 Republicans who voted NO on cloture:

Sens. Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Dan Sullivan

[Amish with an attitude]

Same bunch that voted Loretta Lynch in.

[Cold Heat]

Tom Cotton is my guy in Arkansas.....

He will continue to raise hell in the Senate cesspool.

[Dave346]

Cotton released the following statement:

“A nuclear-arms agreement with any adversary—especially the terror-sponsoring, Islamist Iranian regime—should be submitted as a treaty and obtain a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate as required by the Constitution. President Obama wants to reverse this rule, requiring opponents to get a two-thirds vote to stop his dangerous deal. But Congress should not accept this usurpation, nor allow the president any grounds to claim that Congress blessed his nuclear deal. I will work with Republicans and Democrats to stop a dangerous deal that would put Iran on the path to obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

http://www.cotton.senate.gov/content/cotton-statement-iran-nuclear-agreement-review-act

[caww]

Congress...America’s Whore House!

[cardinal4]

I have never understood cloture. Does this mean Obama’s nuclear appeasement passed?

[caww]

I don’t know....sorry.

[Deo volente]

Yup, as it has been pointed out, it is turning the Treaty Clause on its head—instead of a 2/3 vote to approve, it will require a 2/3 vote to disapprove.

Obama and the mullahs win. The U.S., Israel, and the civilized world lose.