Democratic jobs bill passes cloture, will go to a majority vote: 68 - 30

[pinto]

Just passed, reported on CNN TV. No link yet.

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[Change Happens]

1. Passed or is it only the cloture vote?

[pinto]

4. Yeah, it was the cloture vote (duh).

I'm editing my OP.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Is that on a strict party line vote?

Or did some cross over?

[pinto]

6. There were cross overs on this procedural vote. Bodes well for final passage.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. That it does...Thanks!

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[PassingFair]

7. Apparently Mr. Brown crossed over.

Igniting teabag ire.

[hfojvt]

3. that worries me actually

with that many Republican votes, I am wondering if the "jobs" bill doesn't mean "a whole bunch of tax cuts and tax credits".

[99 Percent Sure]

5. No, it was the cloture vote to limit debate on the Jobs Bill. n/t

[pinto]

8. Yeah.

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[gratuitous]

9. Democrats in disarray!

Republicans decry partisanship. "Majority rules" no longer fit principle for governance. Tea-baggers outraged.

Just getting a jump on the major media headlines.

[TexasObserver]

11. Recommend

[ProgressiveEconomist]

12. LINKS: The roll-call vote on HR2847 will be posted here shortly:

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00023 .

A 2-sentence summary of the bill is posted here:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02847:

[ProgressiveEconomist]

13. Collins, Snowe, Brown, and Kit Bond! voted cloture with the Democrats. Is Bond

(R-Mo) up for re-election in the fall?

Seven Rs joined cancer-stricken Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ) in not voting. I wonder how many of them will be on the ballot in November.

29 of 30 Nays were Republicans--big surprise (The 30th was RINO Nelson of NB)

Thus the tally was 62-30, with 8 not voting.

[quiller4]

14. Bond is retiring which frees him up to vote his conscience.

[pinto]

15. Thanks for the links.

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