The Clarity Act cloture vote has failed by a 49–50 margin; well short of the 60 votes needed. No Democrats crossed over to vote for the bill, and three Republicans voted against.
Senator Collins’ (R-ME) NO vote on Clarity was the most surprising today. She was defending the bill to constituents as recently as last week. My guess is she did not believe the bill had a chance to pass, and was more worried about defending a yes vote as her re-election prospects look slimmer.
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
Collins is being funded by Greg Brockman and his ilk.
She uses her vote to extort more campaign finance from oligarchs. She has over a 100 to placate.
https://newrepublic.com/post/215341/anthropic-ai-regulate-money-extinction
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/09/22/a-republican-targets-trump-familys-russia-ties-01088317
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrew-balaban/2026/07/08/more-than-100-billionaires-have-backed-this-moderate-maine-republican/