McConnell files cloture on omnibus, setting up first vote at 1 a.m. Saturday

[mystery-ak]

McConnell files cloture on omnibus, setting up first vote at 1 a.m. Saturday
By Jordain Carney - 03/22/18 05:21 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is teeing up the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill approved earlier Thursday by the House to stave off a possible government shutdown that would begin at midnight Friday.

McConnell filed cloture on the mammoth funding bill from the Senate floor early Thursday evening.

The move sets up an initial vote on the legislation for early Saturday morning — roughly an hour after the deadline to prevent the third shutdown of the year.

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http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/379834-mcconnell-files-cloture-on-omnibus-setting-up-first-vote-at-1-am-saturday

[Free Vulcan]

But in order to do that, McConnell needs the consent of every senator — including GOP Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.).
 
Paul, who forced an hours-long shutdown last month, has kept his colleagues in the dark about his intentions.
 
Instead, he's been tweeting out his progress reading the 2000-plus page bill.
 
"Page 281 of 'crumni-bus,' " he tweeted shortly after 4:30 p.m.

More like the sucku-bus.

[Right_in_Virginia]

More like the sucku-bus.

I'll be watching how conservative Senators vote on this.  So far, the only one taking any heat in the media for opposing the bill is Rand Paul.

[Fishrrman]

There should be no "1am votes" in Congress... EVER.
The hours of business there should be from 9am to (say) 8pm at the latest.

Like the old saying goes, "nothing good happens after midnight".
Especially in the Congress of The United States.

[libertybele]

I'll be watching how conservative Senators vote on this.  So far, the only one taking any heat in the media for opposing the bill is Rand Paul.

Well RIV, when it's all said and done, Trump could still veto.

[TomSea]

Rand to filibuster... perhaps.... ?