Lawmakers need 60 votes to overcome GOP filibuster of the defense bill . The two Maine Republican senators are publicly undecided . Republican leaders are trying to keep all 41 GOP senators on board to block the bill , arguing that Senate Majority leader Harry Reid , D-Nevada , is unfairly limiting the amendments allowed to try to change the bill once it is on the Senate floor . Comment:
Lawmakers need 60 votes to overcome GOP filibuster of the defense bill . The two Maine Republican senators are publicly undecided . Comment: