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Vote to proceed on Wednesday

April 19, 2010 | federal legislation, industry | Comments (0)

A motion to proceed is a vote to overcome a potential filibuster.   Dems will need 60 votes.  From the story:

Senate Democrats plan to forge ahead with a Wall Street reform bill this week, despite unified opposition from Senate Republicans.

A Democratic aide predicted that lawmakers could vote on a motion to proceed to the bill as soon as Wednesday and as late as Friday.

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