Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Cloture Achieved

On Saturday we noted the next step in approving the Ryan-Murray budget compromise was the Senate finding 60 votes to cut off debate. Sixty-seven voted for cloture so the bill will pass when it comes to an up-down vote, probably tomorrow. See an article for RealClearPolitics with details and back story.

The Tea Party declared the Ryan-Murray bill to be anathema and will try to defeat supporters thereof. Later this year we will learn whether the bill was a major factor in successful primary challenges of legislators who voted for it.