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Senate votes to bring health-care bill to the floor

By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane
Washington Post staff writers
Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:17 PM

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.


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