Cloture vote in doubt

The cloture vote on the farm bill tomorrow doesn't look like it will get the necessary votes, so it is likely the farm bill will remain stalled amid the dispute about amendments. One lobbyist told me that the Senate may have already finished their work on the farm bill if Sen. Harry Reid had just allowed the debate to unfold. That led the lobbyist to believe that members didn't want their votes recorded on certain amendments. In any case, look for work on the farm bill to continue into the first quarter of next year. Barring catastrophe, we should still get a new farm bill.