Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) says that financial reform proceedings have fallen “off a cliff.”
“So we were going along very well, we were smooth sailing, we were having an open amendment process, Democrats were voting for some Republican amendments, and a few Republicans were voting for Democratic amendments,” McCaskill told TPMDC. “I hope I’m wrong, but if all of a sudden the other side is saying we’re going to change the game now and now that we’ve gotten all these Republican amendments voted on, we’re not going to let any
more of the Democratic substantive amendments come up.”
Previously, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had predicted that several Republicans would break with their party tomorrow morning, and thwart a potential filibuster.
“A number of senators, Republican senators, have told me they will vote for cloture,” Reid said.
Reporting by Brian Beutler.
