According to Ryan Grim, and aide to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, who had been holding out on the Wall Street reform bill, confirmed this morning that he would indeed vote for the legislation when it is brought to the floor, possibly on Thursday. Just before that, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he planned to file for cloture as early as this afternoon.
As with the health care reform vote earlier this year, Nelson’s unwillingness to commit to voting in favor of the financial regulation reform has made Reid’s job in passing the legislation ever more difficult. But with his last-minute agreement to vote for the legislation, Reid finally has the votes he needs to pass the bill.
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