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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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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