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Thread #123258   Message #2793110
Posted By: CarolC
20-Dec-09 - 05:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Health Care Reform
Subject: RE: BS: US Health Care Reform
I don't think the Senate bill has passed yet. I think it's scheduled for a vote late tonight. However...

I was talking specifically about the Senate version, which needs to get passed before anything can go to conference. I'm all in favor of putting the good stuff back in the bill in conference, but I don't see any more chance of the final version of the bill going to a vote if it contains a public option than the Senate bill that they're about to vote on was able to. The final version of the bill will still have to get a 60 vote majority in the Senate, and Nelson has already said he won't vote for cloture if the final version contains the public option.