Brown pointed to that procedural vote as a sign the bill would easily clear the Senate.

布朗指出，程序性投票的结果表明，该法案将在参议院轻松获得通过。

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A legislation passes state senate today, the House will hold a final procedural vote next week before Governor Lincoln Chafee signs it into law.

今天，州参议院通过了法案，下周，众议院将举行最终的程序性投票，之后州长林肯·查菲会签署法案使其成为法律。

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Initial news of a possible deal came shortly after the Senate delayed consideration of a debt ceiling proposal by Reid late Saturday night, pushing back a key procedural vote by 12 hours.

先前有消息称，协议可能在参议院周六晚推迟考虑里德提出的债务上限提案后不久达成，一项重要的程序性投票被推迟12小时。

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Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Senate, but do not possess a majority large enough to block Republicans from using a procedural motion known as a filibuster to prevent a vote from going forward.

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Reid told reporters he hoped to get a bipartisan deal before the procedural vote on Thursday.

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The renewable electricity mandate was omitted after the Senate blocked the bill on a procedural vote last week.

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However, a procedural vote is still scheduled in the Senate for Jan. 24.

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