Thursday 23 June 2022 06:20 PM Senate votes 65 to 34 to break GOP filibuster clearing passage for bipartisan ... trends now
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The Senate voted 65 to 34 to end a Republican-led filibuster on the gun reform package, clearing another important hurdle, with final Senate passage coming as early as later Thursday.
Senators were working on an agreement that would allow them to expedite the process and schedule a final vote Thursday night instead of waiting the obligatory 30 hours after a filibuster vote.
Then the House could pick up the package and pass it by the end of the week.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of breaking the filibuster on the bipartisan gun control package Thursday afternoon
President Joe Biden said Monday he was ready to sign the gun bill, but he's flying to Germany and then onto Spain Saturday morning for G7 and NATO meetings, so it's unclear if he'll have time to sign the legislation before he departs.
The vote comes after an initial 64-34 procedural vote taken in the Senate Tuesday night, with 14 Republicans joining 50 Democrats in voting in the affirmative.
Among those voting for the bill was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
McConnell said it was a 'commonsense package of popular steps that will help make these horrifying incidents less likely while fully upholding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding
