Senate Approves Budget Deal in 3 a.m. Vote

The Hill: “The deal was approved in a 64-35 vote after 3 a.m. after a late speech by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who criticized the legislation as a blank check for President Obama to add to the nation’s debt.”

“Few other senators seemed interested in Paul’s speech, as the presiding officer repeatedly had to ask senators to keep their conversations down so that Paul could speak.”

ABC News notes Paul’s threatened filibuster of the deal lasted on 20 minutes.