Even after 24 hours debate, senators does not conclude the relief package
The 24 hours debate commenced on Friday, concluding on Saturday, ain’t resulted in conclusion as Senators remained engaged in the debate over the relief bill.
Senators were not in the mood to cast their votes on amendments. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., began chatting about “Baconators,” a Wendy’s breakfast sandwich, as he spoke with Virginia Democrat Mark Warner about food options.
A muted cheer arose in a chamber after Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran proposed that amendments going forward will decide on voice vote, a quick process than the roll-call process that requires the Senate clerk to read the name of each senator and ow they voted.
That idea didn’t take root. The next vote, an amendment proposed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to strike certain types of medicare hospital payments, failed on a roll-call vote.
Republicans are continuing to propose amendments to the bill in an effort to delay passage though none of them are winning enough votes to pass.
