After failing to push through their motion to proceed on financial reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called an open quorum on the Senate floor tonight, forcing Republicans to return, briefly, to the Capitol–a move designed to draw attention to their filibuster.
Reid is expected to force a revote as early as tomorrow, and perhaps again, using different procedural rules, on Wednesday.
The motion failed earlier tonight in a vote of 57 to 41. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) joined Republicans in voting no. Two GOP senators, Kit Bond of Missouri and Bob Bennett of Utah, didn’t vote.
Reporting by Brian Beutler
This post has been updated.
