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Senate floor where lawmakers must pass at least a temporary funding bill in the next few hours. then a procedural vote on the trillion-dollar-plus bill at about 1:00 a.m. and likely final passage on monday unless there's a deal. the house passed a short-term measure through next wednesday to give the senate a little more time. it looked like the senate was heading for a weekend off until some key conservatives objected hoping to stop president obama's action on immigration. >> i certainly don't see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at ...

Specifically objected to the unanimous consent that harry reid was asking for so they could adjourn this weekend and vote on monday. here are lee and cruz last night trying to make a stand on immigration. >> before the united states senate is a bill that does nothing, absolutely nothing to stop president obama's illegal and unconstitutional amnesty. that's why i rise to speak here today. >> i certainly don't see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at least have an opportunity to vote on an amendment that would impose a spending limitatio...

For the lobbyists and special interests here in washington. >> i will not be voting for the bill. i am frustrated we've gone through, now, eight years of domination by the majority leader in the senate, denying even simple amendments to be allowed to be voted on. >> i certainly don't see any reason why we should agree to move forward then and not have any assurance that we would at least have an opportunity to vote. on an amendment that would impose a spending limitation on the president's ability to implement his executive amnesty action. >> i'm sorry, that's -- we're in the senate and we're ...