Health care bill reaches 60 votes
With Sen. Blanche Lincoln's support, Democratic leaders have reached the 60 votes needed to begin debate on the health care bill.
03:36 pm November 21, 2009
Illustration by John Irons
Senate Democrats have four not-very-good options to circumvent the filibuster's 60-vote requirement.
Senate Democratic leaders have four alternatives to getting 60 votes for the health-care overhaul, but there are drawbacks to each approach.
With Sen. Blanche Lincoln's support, Democratic leaders have reached the 60 votes needed to begin debate on the health care bill.
03:36 pm November 21, 2009
With Senate Democrats needing 60 votes to overcome a filibuster this weekend, all eyes will be on five undecided senators.
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Why doesn't Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid force an old-fashioned filibuster that could make Republicans look silly? Because he can't.
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Who would actually read the bill out loud? How can Republicans force a reading? A Q&A on a parliamentary tactic proposed for the health care bill.
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The Senate's version of the bill would allow abortion coverage, but only if it was paid for through premiums.
02:29 pm November 19, 2009
The Senate health care bill would go further than the House in barring illegal immigrants from buying insurance.
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The Senate health care bill includes a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery that would begin on Jan. 1.
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Nearly 900 users of our Predict-a-Vote feature think the bill will overcome a Senate filibuster, 60-40.
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