Issues: Legislative Branch Criminal Justice\n"I am outraged that Senate Democrats are refusing to even allow us to debate the JUSTICE Act. It's even more proof that the Democrats aren't interested in policy or governing -- they are only concerned about politics. The American people want to see us debate and discuss these issues. The legislation before us today includes dozens of bipartisan priorities and is roughly 80 percent identical to the House legislation our Senate Democrat colleagues have endorsed.\n"Our constituents deserve better than this. No legislation is perfect out of the gate-- that's why it gets debated and amended here on the Senate floor and amended even further in the conference negotiation process. To not even allow this process to start is the worst form of political gamesmanship."\nBefore legislation can be debated, the Senate must vote on the motion to proceed to the legislation. Today's vote would be cloture on motion to proceed -- a procedural step that requires 60 votes, meaning Democrat votes are necessary for passage. After cloture on the motion to proceed is approved, then the Senate would by a majority vote, approve the motion to proceed, allowing debate to begin on the underlying bill.