Josh Marshall: "This is why the Dems have no choice but to have the House pass the senate bill"

(Christina Bellantoni) |TPM:

Health Care Comes To Screeching Halt - Sen. Webb: No HCR Votes Until Brown Seated--Less than 15 minutes after the race was called for Republican Scott Brown, the first of what could be many conservative Democrats asks for leadership to put the brakes on health care reform.

Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) congratulated Brown on his win and delivered a zinger:

"In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated."