Snowe Deeply Disappointed with Health Reform Vote
Sen. Snowe said a "political line was drawn in the sand." Read More...
Landmark health bill clears hurdle in Senate
Opponents of a public option join other Democrats to vote 60-39 to begin weeks of floor debate.
By SHAILAGH MURRAY and PAUL KANE, The Washington Post November 22, 2009
Sen. Olympia Snowe said she was deeply disappointed with the vote and that a "political line was drawn in the sand."
"So let the tone we set for this unprecedented debate rise to the level of the problem we have a responsibility to solve," Snowe said.
...Democrats...conceded that the vote represents the end of the beginning, not the other way around.
Above all, the Democratic caucus remains bitterly divided over a government insurance option.
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