Live Senate vote: 59-40 as of this second

[Polybius]

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm

[a kennedy]

1. Cornyn from Texas is in route to vote.....

and they’ll have 60.

[Polybius]

6. Ugh, thank you

[Polybius]

2. Who's the one holdout left?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. I'm not understanding this,

does this mean that this putrid betrayal of Dem principles was defeated?

[Polybius]

5. No, that depends on the last vote

I think it's Cornyn from Texas.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. Texas?

Well, that seals this putrid deal, Cornyn is a MAGAt of the nth degree.

[Polybius]

9. Yeah

Apparently, he's not in the Capital but is on his way.

[Arazi]

4. Cornyn is awol. Is he even in town?

That would be the funniest thing…

[a kennedy]

8. Evidently he's en route.....will arrive "shortly"

[Liberal In Texas]

10. Probably at some foreign resort. May be flying back in his business jet.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Says they're voting for cloture -- ending debate on the bill. This is not the same as voting to pass. nt

[Polybius]

12. Pass will be a breeze

Closure takes 40 votes. Passing takes 50.

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Ugh. Just read that elsewhere. Not good.

I thought Dems had a chance to force a 60-vote minimum. Did they agree not to filibuster ??

[MichMan]

15. This was the vote to end the filibuster

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Right, got it now. That 60-votes-needed just didn't register somehow. nt

[Polybius]

14. 60-40 now, Cornyn just voted

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm