How much of a self-aggrandizing, prolonged political campaign ad was the exercise Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) just spent the last day and night
engaged in? This much:
Cruz - a vote for cloture is a vote to fund ObamaCare; votes for cloture
— @evale72
The Senate just voted 100 to 0, yes, unanimously, to proceed to debate on the continuing resolution. Senate Democrats will offer an amendment, under a simple majority vote, to strip out the House's Obamacare defunding language. They might also shorten the temporary funding by a month, to just Nov. 15, to come back and try to reverse the sequester on the next bite.
All this could happen as quickly as Friday if Republicans were willing to give up debate time. It's likelier to happen Saturday, but could extend until Sunday if Republicans decide to drag it out. Either way, the House will have little time to react, as funding for this year runs out at midnight Monday, Sept. 30.
Stand with Daily Kos and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in denouncing Republicans who would completely shut down the government just to destroy Obamacare.