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What it Was Like to Be in the Chamber for the Maverick’s Dramatic Health Care Vote

By Niels Lesniewski and Jason Dick and Thomas McKinless

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Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski and leadership editor Jason Dick were in the gallery overlooking the Senate floor the night of Sen. John McCain’s surprise “no” vote on the GOP’s bid to overhaul the 2010 health care law. See the video for their anecdotes from that dramatic night. [ ]

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