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The US Senate voted 64-19 to continue debate on aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over the weekend.
16 people did not vote - mostly those who are against it.
Now, the Senate is in for a laggard series of weekend votes before moving on to final passage. That will include a critical vote on Sunday to overcome a filibuster on the bill.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has vowed to object to a time agreement that could speed up progress, meaning senators will have to run out the clock on debate between each vote, since any one senator can object to a time agreement.
Absent an agreement with Paul, the Senate’s weekend schedule would likely look something like this:
Saturday is the debate.
Sunday: A vote on whether or not to advance an amendment that changes the underlying text of the bill to the language in the borderless foreign aid legislation. That vote would take 60 votes to pass.
Monday: If the above passes, the Senate would move to a vote on actually approving that amendment, which would take a simple majority. The Senate would then take one more procedural vote to advance the bill further. That would take 60 votes
A final passage vote — which would take a simple majority — could happen either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Schumer repeatedly warned Senate Republicans that he would keep the Senate in session until work on the supplemental was done. That plan will now eat into both the weekend — including Super Bowl Sunday — and a planned two-week recess that was slated to begin next week. Members aren't especially excited about that reality, but are proceeding nonetheless.
And if all of above happens, the bill can then be passed to the House of Representatives, where the Republicans are in majority.
16 people did not vote - mostly those who are against it.
Now, the Senate is in for a laggard series of weekend votes before moving on to final passage. That will include a critical vote on Sunday to overcome a filibuster on the bill.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has vowed to object to a time agreement that could speed up progress, meaning senators will have to run out the clock on debate between each vote, since any one senator can object to a time agreement.
Absent an agreement with Paul, the Senate’s weekend schedule would likely look something like this:
Saturday is the debate.
Sunday: A vote on whether or not to advance an amendment that changes the underlying text of the bill to the language in the borderless foreign aid legislation. That vote would take 60 votes to pass.
Monday: If the above passes, the Senate would move to a vote on actually approving that amendment, which would take a simple majority. The Senate would then take one more procedural vote to advance the bill further. That would take 60 votes
A final passage vote — which would take a simple majority — could happen either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Schumer repeatedly warned Senate Republicans that he would keep the Senate in session until work on the supplemental was done. That plan will now eat into both the weekend — including Super Bowl Sunday — and a planned two-week recess that was slated to begin next week. Members aren't especially excited about that reality, but are proceeding nonetheless.
And if all of above happens, the bill can then be passed to the House of Representatives, where the Republicans are in majority.