We’ll be following today’s proceedings live from the U.S. Capitol, gavel-to-gavel. Check in all day for breaking updates.8:08 p.m.: The Senate votes 60-39 for cloture–and, by agreement, the motion to proceed itself, thus clearing the way for debate to begin next week.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=134453