Senate Democrats, joined by 16 Republicans, were able to overcome an attempted filibuster by GOP senators opposed to the current bill. Those senators could still slow-walk the debate, but the Senate will eventually begin votes on amendments -- one of which is considered crucial to winning support for a final vote.
The White House called Thursday's tally an "important" but "early milestone," as both sides of the issue prepare for a grueling debate -- one that is being waged in Washington and on the airwaves.
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We might just be doomed to another civil war as two-thirds of the population are made criminals with the stroke of a pen!
Welcome my outlaws
That's ok. Our founding fathers were outlaws too. I don't mind being an outlaw if that means I am against the current and proposed laws, and the idiots who sponsor them.
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