Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told reporters Tuesday that he will file for cloture on the motion to proceed to gun legislation in the evening with a vote expected Thursday.
“We’re going to vote Thursday,” he said. “I’m going to file cloture on the bill tonight.”
Democrats appear to have the votes to break a filibuster to begin debate , but it’s unclear if they’ll have 60 votes to end debate and ultimately proceed to an up-or-down vote.
“It’d be a real slap in the face to American people not to do something on background checks, on school safety, on federal trafficking,” he said. “The American people deserve a vote.”
