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This vote was to end DEBATE not for the BILL. The person who put up this thread did not know what he was talking about. The vote on the bill is tomorrow morning. Then the bill goes to conference and comes back to both House and Senate for a final vote on the conference committee.

“This vote was to end DEBATE not for the BILL. The person who put up this thread did not know what he was talking about. The vote on the bill is tomorrow morning. Then the bill goes to conference and comes back to both House and Senate for a final vote on the conference committee.”

SEMANTICS. PROCEDURAL STUFF BE DAMMED, WHO IS GOING TO CHANGE THEIR MIND???? THEY GOT US. THANKS MAINE!!!

By a vote of 61-36, the Senate voted to cut off debate, setting up a likely vote on final passage Tuesday. Democrats needed a 60-vote majority.

If the bill passes Tuesday as expected, lawmakers will then have to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House versions of the package.

-- The vote on the bill is tomorrow morning. --

Action starts tomorrow noon. Link to Legislatiive calendar and UC agreements (changes daily).

The Senate agreed to SHORTEN the rules-based 30 hour debate time between invoking cloture and voting on passage.

Ordered further, That if cloture is invoked on the amendment, then post-cloture time run during any recess or adjournment of the Senate on Monday, February 9, 2009; provided, that all post-cloture time be considered expired at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
Ordered further, That on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, after the Senate reconvenes, the time until 12:00 noon be equally divided and controlled between the Leaders or their designees; provided, that if a budget point of order is raised against the amendment, a motion to waive the applicable point of order be considered made; provided further, that if the motion to waive is agreed to, the amendment be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; further, that if there is no point of order against the amendment, the adoption of the amendment be subject to a 60 vote threshold; further, that upon disposition of the amendment, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate then proceed to vote on passage of the bill.