Finance reform bill passes Senate 59-39

[deminks]

From C-span and on KO.

Edited to add banner on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Edited to add:

TPM now has it up. Brown, Collins, Snowe, and Grassley voted aye. Feingold, Cantwell voted nay. Byrd and Specter did not vote.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[bluestateguy]

1. With the Levin-Merkeley amendment?

The process is confusing me here.

[deminks]

3. No, it was withdrawn.

DKos has the story here

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/20/868371/-Financial-Reform-passes-Senate

In a vote of 59-39, the Senate passed the financial reform bill. At the last moment, Wall Street got another win. They convinced Sen. Brownback to pull his car-dealer protection act so that the Merkley-Levin Volker rule amendment would also be withdrawn. Since it had been attached as a second degree amendment to Brownback, it's fate was linked.

[stray cat]

2. With no wall - they could have done better. Feingold I think still voted no on cloture

[BeFree]

4. Eh?

I'm sure the senate passed a bill that will make it so the working man gets some relief. After all, we have a majority and a president. The senate is all for the working man these days.