Senate votes to bring health-care bill to the floor
Filed in Politics on Nov.21, 2009
Now the fight begins.
The Senate voted on party lines Saturday night to end a Republican filibuster and bring a bill that would overhaul the nation’s health-care system to the Senate floor.
After days of indecision, the two final holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) — voted with all 60 members of their caucus to support a procedural motion to begin debate. Though strictly parliamentary, the vote marks a milestone in the quest for health-care reform reignited by President Obama’s election.
The vote set up weeks of debate. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) is aiming for final passage before Christmas.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Sage, there is not going to be a fight … no one is really standing up for the people, they are all for the corporations and the insurance companies, so sadly so.