More spending bill

I think it behooves us to remember that several weeks ago a vote on a similar measure (one that would have set basically the same timeline we see in the supplemental) went down 48-50. (That was thanks to the defections of Senators Pryor, Nelson, and Lieberman. Gordon Smith voted with the Democrats.) That was actually a cloture vote. It needed 60 yeas and that would simply have moved the bill to the floor of the Senate where it would need 51. The supplemental will go straight to the floor of the Senate, so 60 votes won't be necessary. But 48 is less than 51.