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Ending debate on the legislation would require 60 votes, and with a 53-47 majority and no Democrats in favor — none voted Tuesday to begin debate — that becomes a herculean hurdle to overcome.Â
The vote was 52-47, with all Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in opposition.
Toomey pushed to amend the bill to keep the spending in the discretionary category, but his amendment was defeated in a 47-48 vote.Â
In a 47-52 vote that was subject to a 60-vote threshold, the Senate did not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle, a now irrelevant House-passed fiscal 2022
But a letter circulated by Johnson on Tuesday opposing any legislation to raise the debt ceiling garnered 47Â signatures, putting lawmakers potentially on a course for the type of fiscal brinksmanship
The Senate voted Wednesday 51-47 to go to conference with the House. Businesses have pushed back against the last-minute GOP decision to keep the current 20 percent corporate AMT.