But being a global nurse, he says, doesnât necessarily mean practicing nursing âbeyond the borders of the U.S.â It can also mean being a nurse in your own community. âItâs still practicing health equity and thatâs the common denominator of the issues,â he says.
It's not that a piece of legislation requires 60 votes to be passed, 51 will do. 1. 2. So, combining those two rules, we see that it is theoretically possible for any Senator to decide for him or herself that they are so opposed to a measure that they will speak, forever, in order to prevent it's passage.
This is a particularly arcane system, but it applies to Obamacare because of how Obamacare was passed (which helps explain the current political climate) 1  The Senate, with 60 votes, passed the bill that became Obamacare on a strict party line vote (58 Democrats + 2 Independants who caucused with them). 1  Since the House had passed a different version, the two bills had to go to conference. This means the Senate and House meet to agree to a bill that can pass both chambers.