Healthcare bill clears another Senate hurdle
Latest update : 2009-12-22
Senate Democrats again mustered the 60 votes required to back a sweeping reform of US healthcare on Tuesday, moving the bill one step closer to approval by a simple majority vote on Christmas Eve.
REUTERS - U.S. Senate Democrats cleared the second of three 60-vote hurdles on President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, moving the landmark legislation one step closer to passage by Christmas.
For the second consecutive day, Democrats mustered 60 party-line votes to cut off debate on the healthcare reform bill and move toward final passage over unanimous Republican opposition.
The last 60-vote hurdle will come on Wednesday, with a vote on final passage—which requires a simple majority—now scheduled for late on Christmas Eve on Thursday if Republicans use all their allotted debate time as they have vowed.
Date created : 2009-12-22
