Health Care Bill Clears Cloture Hurdle In Senate
Submitted by .Sean on December 21, 2009 - 7:20am
Early this morning (01:08 AM), Senate Democrats and independents approved a procedural cloture motion by a 60-40 vote. Senators voted while seated at their desks, a rarely-used practice implemented only for historic votes.
There are two more procedural votes scheduled on the bill this week, and the final vote is currently slated for 7pm. Christmas Eve. Then, of course, Senate and House negotiators will have to meld their bills together for a final compromise.
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