Senate vote now on Medicare Improvements Act - voting on cloture

[MiniMe]

This is for Baucus's bill. The repukes have their own bill that the dems won't bring.

[Muttocracy]

1. thanks - was wondering what they were leaving a hearing for. nt

[MiniMe]

2. Amazing, LIEberman voted with the Dems on this one

I guess he has to keep up the pretense sometimes.

[Muttocracy]

3. turned on c-span.org feed but it's so tiny I can't make out anyone

unless it's a woman in a non-gray suit!

[Muttocracy]

4. sounding like strict party-line votes from ones I've heard so far. nt

[Muttocracy]

5. can someone explain the stuff where Reid switches his vote last minute?

I've seen that before and don't get it when the votes aren't close. :shrug:

why can't he move to new motion without having changed his vote - is this a procedural thing for the leader?

[MiniMe]

7. Yes, if he votes "No", he can bring it up for a vote later

It is just a procedural thing. There were some cross party switches.

[Muttocracy]

9. thanks!

[LSK]

8. procedural thing that allows him to recommit the bill

If you look back, you saw Frist voting with us on a lot of stuff in the past.

[Muttocracy]

10. thanks -

- only started watching this stuff recently, and I haven't had political science since high school!

[LSK]

11. Im sure I asked the same question here a few years ago n/t

[MiniMe]

6. Vote was 54-49 - did not achieve cloture

There were a few cross party votes. It was actually 55-48, but Harry Reid had to change his vote for procedural reasons.

edited to add which way the vote went.