Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) today announced that he would both vote in favor of cloture on the START treaty and for its eventual passage, bucking GOP leadership. Many of his party’s leaders have been complaining that they haven’t had enough time to review the treaty, signed in April, and that last weekend’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal vote “poisoned” the lame duck session.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced earlier today that the Administration expects the treaty to pass, due in part to Senators like Brown willing to buck party leadership on the legislation.
While Brown sided with leadership on their opposition to the DREAM Act and the omnibus spending bill last weekend, he did vote in favor of repealing DADT.
Reporting by Brian Beutler
