When The Senate Met on Christmas Eve

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When The Senate Met on Christmas Eve

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Dec 23, 2021

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On December 24th, 2009, the Senate met in the early morning to debate and vote on the Affordable Care Act. Vice President Biden presided over the Senate. We look back at the day, one of the rare times Congress has met and held a vote on Christmas Eve.
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