Repeal of the Repeal of the Education and Care for Children in Poverty Act

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Aye, much improved.

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Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain on the motion for cloture.

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Aye

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Tally on Motion for Cloture
Aye: 3 (Verily; Ebowed; Moderate)
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Yet to Vote: 7 (afleitch; Brandon; Earl; Friz; Lewis; Sam; Sensei)


With 10 Senators now present, 7 Aye votes are needed to carry the cloture motion.

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Result on Motion for Cloture
Aye: 7 (Verily; Ebowed; Moderate; afleitch; Earl; Lewis; Friz)
Nay: 0
Abstain [Didn't vote]: 3 (Brandon; Sam; Sensei)


With 7 Aye votes, the motion for cloture carries. We are now voting on the following legislation:

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Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

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Aye

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With five in favor and one declared abstention, this legislation has enough votes to pass.  Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

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Result on Final Vote
Aye: 6 (Verily; Lewis; Ebowed; Friz; Earl; Sensei)
Nay: 2 (Sam; Brandon)
Abstain [Voted]: 1 (Moderate)
Abstain [Didn't Vote]: 1 (afleitch)

With six in favor, two against, one abstention and one not voting, this bill has passed and is presented to the President for his signature.

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Mr. President, you have three more days to sign or veto this bill before it otherwise passes into law. For the sake of moving on with legislation, I ask that, if you do not plan to veto, please sign the bill rather than waiting it out.

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Mr. President, you have three more days to sign or veto this bill before it otherwise passes into law. For the sake of moving on with legislation, I ask that, if you do not plan to veto, please sign the bill rather than waiting it out.

Well I would have signed this earlier except some of us have something called a life and something else called a family to get back to and spend time with during the holidays. So excuse me for not doing this earlier. Mix that with some reluctance over signing this and you get the delay.

X Colin Wixted

Not a problem, I understand. I was not trying to rush you.