McConnell is not in full control.
Good point. And Cruz will have a handful more come January.
McConnell is the Boehner of the Senate. If he thinks he will run the Senate, Reid has other ideas.
vote is 56 yes to 40 no so far for the trillion dollars-
Disgusting!
Ayotte,McConnell voted yes. Barbasso-yes
McCain and Sanders(!)—no;Wyden, Blumenthal, Markey, Klobuchar, no.Reed and Whitehouse-Dems—no.
Portman-no;Harkin, Boxer, Levin—no.Late Dems voting :no: becasue it is safe to do so.
Taking final votes.
Final tally:
Yes:56
No:40
Bill passes.
Only needed 51 votes to spend $1.1 trillion. Imagine that.
Motion to reconsider on the table. Roll being called.
If only six more Pubs voted no, the bill would not have passed.
Handful = +~7 = ~32 vs 22. Cruz has taken control of the Senate Republicans. He already has the House doing more or less the right thing.
Cruz Control!