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Dems to halt Senate in health care protest
Democrats to halt Senate business in health care protest
Washington (CNN)Senate
Democrats will move to bring the chamber to a halt Monday night to
protest the Republicans' closed-door process to gut Obamacare in the
coming days, according to a senior Democratic aide.
Democrats
plan to object to routine requests to let the chamber operate --
whether it's scheduling votes or allowing committees to meet for
extended hearings -- in a move aimed at escalating the fight over health
care.
The
Democratic base has been pushing senators to take a tougher approach on
health care, but doing so could eviscerate the bipartisan atmosphere
that existed after last week's violent attacks against lawmakers at a Congressional Baseball Game practice.
Senate
Republicans are trying to get cut a deal among their own members, and
are expected to bring the measure directly to the floor as early as next
week -- and avoid committee hearings and votes.
