THIS JUST IN: The Senate cleared a crucial procedural hurdle to bring its health-care bill to the brink of final passage by Christmas Eve.
The partisan vote of 60 to 40 shut down a Republican filibuster of the $871 billion package and followed days of tough negotiations with Democratic holdouts. "Read more here": http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/20/AR2009122002872.html?hpid=topnews.
*SCOTT GOLDEN SAYS:* The Senate bill will be approved by the end of week. That is not the most interesting event that will occur before we leave 2009, however.
When the House and Senate attempt to create a bill that both will accept, there will be fireworks.
Why? The Public Option. The House has one. The Senate does not.
Liberal groups are putting pressure on Democrats to vote NO if there is no Public Option. The public, in general, has become more skeptical about proposed changes. The process seems to be a race against time. The longer the process goes on, the more of a chance of the entire bill coming apart.
This is why there is such a sense of urgency. It is now or never.
Stay tuned for more in our "January newsletter":http://www.golden-cohen.com/newsletter.
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