To: Evil Slayer
How many votes does a spending bill need in the Senate?
51?
2 posted on
02/09/2009 5:38:03 PM PST by
BenLurkin
(Mornie` utulie`. Mornie` alantie`.)
To: BenLurkin
yes but it needs at least 60 to make it filibuster proof
4 posted on
02/09/2009 5:39:54 PM PST by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: BenLurkin
61 Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania broke ranks to cast their votes to advance the bill. TRAITORS...COLLABORATORS...
13 posted on
02/09/2009 5:54:50 PM PST by
dinok
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