After a year of strum und drang, the Senate has passed the reconciliation rider containing the various “fixes” to the bill by a comfortable 56-43 margin, with Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson, and Mark Pryor joining all the Republicans in voting against.
Because of a parliamentary ruling on a provision dealing with student loans, it actually has to go back to the House for re-passage in this form. But there won’t be any more drama on the legislative front.
