Health Bill Passes Key Test in the Senate With 60 Votes
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 12:04PM By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR "Health Bill Passes Key Test in the Senate With 60 Votes" New York Times December 21, 2009
In a dramatic scene, under the cover of a blizzard, the Senate passed a vote 60 to 40 for Health Care Reform. The procedure requires this vote to be called 4 times, the last is scheduled for Christmas Eve. The snow storm that hit the northeast on Saturday required that New Jersey senators be flown in for the session by government plane.





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