https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/09/25/open-thread-senate-to-vote-at-1-p-m-et-on-bringing-houses-cr-defunding-obamacare-to-the-floor/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:02:24 -0400<![CDATA[This is not, as I understand it from ABC&#8217;s timetable, the key vote that Cruz and Lee want filibustered. This is the vote to end debate on the motion to proceed; after 30 hours, they&#8217;ll have another vote on the motion itself, at which point Reid will file his amendment stripping the defunding language out of the House bill. Then, on Saturday, comes the key vote &#8212; a cloture vote to end debate on Reid&#8217;s amendment. Reid needs 60 for that, and if he gets it, he can pass his amendment with a simple majority on Sunday.]]>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:41:16 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/09/25/open-thread-senate-to-vote-at-1-p-m-et-on-bringing-houses-cr-defunding-obamacare-to-the-floor-n209862