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It really is time to force them to actually stand there and talk, rather than just threaten to fillabuster.
Unfortunately, that wouldn't put the bill on the floor, the Republican Speaker has to do that. And he won't because the bill will pass once a vote is allowed.
I find it amazing how many times Republican Leadership squashes a bill (or a Supreme Court nomination, for that matter) specifically because it has enough support to pass. So they can't hold a vote at all, and have to bury it. Seems like the opposite of what they should be doing as legislators.
Usually they deny the floor to a bill they don't have the votes for. You just don't hear about them. Weirdly, this one is opposite.
This article is about the Senate, where Dems lead proceedings. Mitch McConnell also supports this bill.
There may be a filibuster if it doesn't have 10 or so Republicans supporting it, but those votes are probably there. The Senate GOP is generally pro-Ukraine and a fair bit less overrun by moronic populism than the House GOP, which is a certifiable clown show at this point.
The Senate Republicans aren't ready to vote on Wednesday, so they rattle around a filibuster. They'll end up voting no on the procedural vote. Schumer will take it to the floor and they'll get their 60. It's the House that's the problem.