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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 22 > Along party lines, Senate votes to bring health debate to floor

Along party lines, Senate votes to bring health debate to floor

By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane / The Bulletin
November 22, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation’s health-care system.

After days of indecision, the two final Democratic holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln, of Arkansas, and Mary....

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