RSSDems land critical 60th health bill vote
From: The Washington Times | December 20, 2009
Senate Democrats on Saturday appeared to have locked down the final support needed to pass President Obama's chief legislative priority, a 10-year, $871 billion health care overhaul that would extend coverage to millions of Americans and reshape one-sixth of the economy. Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, said he's ready to provide the critical 60th vote needed to overcome a promised Republican filibuster. He negotiated new abortion restrictions and millions of dollars in federal assistance for Nebraska's Medicaid program into the final package of amendments and warned that he won't support the bill if it's dramatically changed when merged with the ...
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