3/21/10 HC Reform Update by Mark Sanna: Democrats late Saturday night said the 216 votes needed to pass the bill were nearly within their reach, but acknowledged that the margin of victory would likely be razor thin even under their most optimistic scenario. Republicans said they still held out hope of derailing the legislation. Under the rule approved by the House Rules Committee shortly before midnight, the House will spend 2 hours debating both the Senate health bill and a budget reconciliation measure that includes revisions to the Senate bill. Once that debate is completed, the House will vote on the Senate bill. If the Senate bill is approved, the House would then vote on the budget reconciliation measure.