The Republican cloture motion on the new FISA bill is up for a vote now in the Senate.
Sixty votes needed for motion to pass â¦
Interesting seeing Hillary and Obama on the floor of the Senate together. Well, maybe not “together” but at the same time.
Maybe they’ll try to catch naps in a hushed corner of the chamber.
Oh, I think that was Larry Craig, too. Just to add levity to the proceedings.
Motion fails, 48 for cloture and 45 against. Sixty were needed. Not even close.
Now the Senate is voting on Sen. Reid’s amendment that would extend the current law–set to expire Friday–for another 30 days.
That too failed, as expected.
Paul Kiel explains what’s next.
