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PostPosted: 12/22/09 6:34 am • # 1 
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Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting ~ I'm reserving further comment until we see what happens ~ Sooz


By Igor Volsky at 10:06 am

Republicans Deciding Whether To Stop Filibustering Health Care Bill, Head Home For Christmas

This morning, the Senate cleared a series of procedural votes on the health care bill, paving the way to passing reform on Christmas Eve. All 60 members of the Democratic caucus voted in favor of the three motions, suggesting that Republicans are waging a losing battle to delay the passage of reform.

In fact, given the inevitability of passage, a divide appears to be forming between Republicans who want to head home for the holidays, and those who wish to drag out the debate. Following today's vote, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) suggested that he is ready to leave. McConnell announced that he is "working on an agreement that would give certainty to the way to end this session." "Hopefully the two of us together can be recommending something that makes sense for both sides in the not too distant future," he said. Watch it:

Since reaching 60 votes, Democrats have argued that the chamber waive the 30 hours of debate between each cloture vote, offering unanimous consent agreements to expedite the Senate schedule. But at least some Republicans are intent on running out the clock and staying until Christmas. "The flight I have is Christmas morning," Sen. Robert Corker (R-TN) told reporters, "I don't plan on changing that." This morning on Washington Journal, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) also said, "I'm committed to stay here all the way through the final vote."

Republicans will attend a 1pm caucus lunch today where they'll decide whether or not to delay the vote until Christmas eve.

Cross-posted on The Wonk Room.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/22/christmas-vote/



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Apparently, the Rs are cutting their filibuster short ~ here's the WaPo "News Alert" email I just received ~ I'll go look for more detail ~ Sooz


News Alert
03:15 PM EST Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that a vote on final passage of a health-care reform bill will take place at 8 a.m. Dec. 24. It will be followed by a vote on increasing the federal debt ceiling, the leaders said.


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HAHAHAHA


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