GOP Succeeds In Forcing Another House Vote On Health Care -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- In a marathon Senate session that lasted into the wee hours of Thursday, Republicans kept their vow to use every parliamentary tool available to undermine the recently enacted health care reform law.
In the end, they found violations in two provisions, forcing the bill back to the House for another vote.
The GOP launched its attempt to amend or kill legislation expanding the new law in a Senate session that finally adjourned at 2:45 a.m. Thursday.
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