12/17/09 HC Reform Update by Mark Sanna: Healthcare reform came to a standstill on the 17th day of Senate floor debate on Wednesday with the request by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to read out Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 767-page amendment supporting a single-payer system on Wednesday. While Sanders later withdrew the amendment, which stopped the reading, the action’s impact on Democrats was palpable.