As Senator Cruz said, "a vote for cloture is a vote for Obamacare." About an hour ago, the Continuing Resolution which defunded the affordable care act passed its cloture vote and, only a few minutes later, Senate Dems voted to strip the "defunding" language. They also removed a debt-limit provision and altered the length of the CR from December 15th to November 15th. The shortened time frame is designed to aid Democrat strategies that will seek to eliminate the sequester.
