[ClearCase_guy]

They didn’t vote on the CCB bill. They voted to table it. There has been no vote on the bill.

That's right.

My understanding is that the votes may have been there in the Senate. Which is precisely why Reid tabled it -- a vote was dangerous, and so a vote was not allowed.

[lonevoice]

I’ve read that too. Also, Sen DeMint wanted more time to lobby for it in the Senate before Boehner came out with yet another bad House deal. DeMint tweeted a couple of days ago that he was only short 4 Democrat votes for CCB to pass in the Senate. At least bringing it to the floor for debate offers the opportunity to discuss it, vote on it, or amend it.

[curiosity]

My understanding is that the votes may have been there in the Senate.

What? Why in the world would a Senator wanting to vote for the bill vote against allowing a vote? That's just dumb.