everything in the senate now, requires 60 votes 60 votes. you know how many votes it got? 100, because they basically did it by unanimous consent. unanimous consent is how everything used to go to the floor, you know, like, 30 years ago, and certainly before the trump era and the mcconnell era. so, that moment earlier tonight, when they just went, unanimous consent meant that every single senator who made the slightest noise about getting in the way of this bill was not really serious about getting in the way of this bill. some of them to have points they really need to make and everyone understands that. and that s why they are being accommodated in this fashion tonight. but all of them want to race out of that building and get to the airport at this point tomorrow morning as soon as they can. yes, it s a question of is it a concern about the u.s. default that is making them putting the pep and the steps, or is it just the problem of losing their weekend? only time w
that is a live shot from the floor of the u.s. senate, where they are now voting on the final passage of the bill to not just raise the debt ceiling but to eliminate the debt ceiling for the next two years. they are in that final few minutes of that recorded vote. we will have that vote count for you soon. there is no question that it is going to pass cantwell, capito, harper, casey, collin s, coons, cornyn, cortez masto, kramer we do not have the final vote count yet. nuclear weapons for everyone
conservative principles. i think one of the main points flake made in the piece is we are talking conservatives and those who represent conservatives in the party when the principles are so malleable. at what point is the purpose of the victory? it s critical to be a check and balance and stand-up to our principles. without that, you know, it affects the future of the party. you may be shocked to know, overnight on social media, there were critics from the left of jeff flake, the senator of arizona, despite calling on members of his party, people on the left said, sure, senator flake, you are critical now, but what have you done, is that fair? i fall in that category as well. i have respect for senator flake. he talks a good game. the people that have shown the courage, murkowski s, collin s, john mccain. they stood up.