Today’s Senate vote is a really, really big deal. It’s the vote for final passage out of the Senate–a major step toward a bill becoming law. And, given the dysfunction in Congress, that doesn’t happen very often these days. We’re expecting to win by a solid margin: every Democratic Senator is likely to vote yes — and they’ll be joined by a good number of Republicans.
The fight for immigration reform isn’t over yet. We’ll be fighting this summer to get such a bill passed through the House (if that happens, the Senate and House bills must be reconciled in conference committee).
But still, today will be a milestone. That’s why the Senate is taking the dramatic step of voting from their desks, instead of voting while milling about. It’s a rare event. They haven’t done that since health care was passed. And Spanish-language networks like Telemundo will be covering the vote live–which they haven’t done since the DREAM Act vote in 2010.
@Telemundo@TelemundoNews@jdbalart@lorimontenegro will be covering historic #Senate#immigration vote today!
— Pili Tobar (@pilitobar87) June 27, 2013
Don’t miss out on this momentous vote. Be sure to tune into the coverage starting 3 PM EST today here.