Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan to pass the Senate health care reform bill by Christmas looked increasingly in doubt Wednesday, as Republicans launched an offensive to stall the legislation and Democrats had yet to strike a 60-vote compromise.
Senators privately considered one scenario Wednesday that would have them casting a final vote at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve…
Reid is operating under a tight timeline.
Under the rosiest scenario, he needs to begin taking the procedural steps by this weekend to end the debate — and it would still take until Dec. 23 or Dec. 24 until the bill reaches final passage. Democratic senators have received assignments to preside over the Senate floor through Christmas Eve. This scenario depends on whether Reid receives the CBO cost analysis within the next day, which is not guaranteed.
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