Republicans failed to get to 60 votes for a procedural vote on a measure to cut off federal funding of Planned Parenthood today, with the vote tally 53 to 46.
Republicans are, however, more likely only five votes short of the 60 needed, because Senator Lindsey Graham, who would presumably support the measure, was not around to cast a vote, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against the measure for procedural reasons.
Every Republican with one exception — Mark Kirk of Illinois, who is considered to face a very tough reelection campaign next fall — voted to advance the measure, while two Democrats crossed the aisle, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana.