RSSDems up pressure on health bill’s holdouts
From: The Washington Times | November 20, 2009
The road to health care reform, it seems, passes through Nebraska, Arkansas and Louisiana. And maybe Maine. Democratic leaders don't yet have the 60 votes required to start formal floor debate on the health care reform bill, but hope that pledges to lower the deficit, improvements to affordability and, in one case, a home-state sweetener, could seal the deal. All but three Democrats - Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana - are expected to support the procedural vote required to start debate on the bill that Majority Leader Harry Reid of ...
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