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Senate passes broad health reform bill
December 23rd, 2009
“This is a victory for the American people,” Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada told reporters afterward.
The vote clears the way for tough negotiations in January with the House of Representatives, which approved its own version on Nov. 7 that features different approaches on taxes, abortion and a proposed new government-run insurance program.
Once House-Senate negotiators agree on a single bill, each chamber must approve it again before sending it to Obama to sign into law. Democrats hope to finish work before Obama’s State of the Union address in late January.
“This fight is long from over,” said Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky “My colleagues and I will work to stop this bill from becoming law.”
The Christmas Eve Senate session–the first since 1895–fulfilled a pledge by Sen.
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