Don't want to let the day go by without acknowledging one grudging senatorial gesture which should help people who number among those who need help. Eventually...
Two Republican senators, George V. Voinovich of Ohio and George LeMieux of Florida, joined Democrats in clearing a procedural hurdle for the bill by a vote of 61 to 37. That vote all but assured that the Senate will pass the bill later this week, and the House is expected to then put its final stamp of approval on the measure without delay. ...NYT
