Per CSPAN2 Live video feed [My earlier perspective on the Senate's measure may be found here]:
. . . .The Senate is now in a series of three procedural votes and currently voting to limit debate on the Democrat's substitute health care bill. . . .
Votes: 60 Aye; 39 No. . . .
Later (5:50 pm EST): Per The New York Times:
. . . .The final vote on the health care legislation had tentatively been scheduled for after 7 p.m. on Thursday because Republicans said they would insist on using up the full 30 hours of debate that are allowed under the rules after a filibuster has been cut off. The debt limit vote had threatened to bring senators back to Washington during the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
The Senate will now hold the last of the procedural votes on health care – to cut off the last Republican filibuster of the bill – on Wednesday afternoon. . . .
I guess the Republicans are finally figuring out that elections have consequences.
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