Sometimes you need more than C-Span.
Our Brian Beutler was at the Capitol for the early morning vote, and captured the scene as relieved Democrats stuck together to move health care forward.
Vicki Kennedy was there to embrace her late husband’s former colleagues, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius shouted her congratulations to key senators. Read his piece here.
As we’ve been reporting, the wee hours vote clears a big hurdle meaning they are all-but-certain to pass the bill in a final vote Christmas Eve.
We’ll have more reaction and all the day’s latest on our health care wire and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.