Wednesday, February 28, 2007:

[11:03]
There seems to be an absence of debate/controversy concerning the bill.  Politically, it doesn't make much sense to get in the way of it.  It passed the House easily and it has now gotten 60 procedural votes in the Senate.  Susan Collins (ME) and Joe Lieberman (CT) are managing the bill.  A Feinstein Amendment just passed a voice vote on the floor after being cleared on both sides of the aisle.

Saxby Chambliss (GA) was on the floor earlier saying that the President's plan for Iraq needed time to work and that small signs of hope were already starting to present themselves.


Preview/Review:

The Senate yesterday voted unanimously on the motion to proceed to consideration of a bill that will implement further recommendations of the September 11th Commission.  Right now there are only a couple of amendments listed for the bill.  Yesterday's vote was a cloture motion vote limiting further debate.

Today the Senate begins at 9:30 e.s.t and will continue its consideration of the security bill. I'm not sure whether this means consideration of amendments or if they will consider just a couple of amendments and then vote on final passage.