December 20, 2009

Health care reform passes first Senate test

As expected after Senator Nelson's acquiescence on Saturday, the Democrats managed to get the health care bill past its first cloture vote at 1:00am Monday morning.

. . .the Senate voted on party lines to cut off a Republican filibuster of a package of changes to the health care bill by the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada.
The vote was 60-40, with all Dems and two Independents in favor and all Republicans against.

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