The Senate passed an $871 billion health care reform plan Thursday morning, giving President Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority. Senators voted 60-39 shortly after 7 a.m. to pass the bill. Every member of the Democratic caucus backed the measure; every Republican opposed it. The bill now moves to a conference committee to reconcile differences with the version passed by the House.
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The amount of money lobbyists are spending on health care reform could break records, and now that the five bills before Congress have cleared committee, that spending is expected to go into overdrive. FULL STORY
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