Scott Brown Will Split With GOP, Vote For Financial Reform Bill
Scott Brown Vote For Financial Reform Bill Gets Democrats Closer To 60
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts helped move sweeping financial legislation closer to passage Monday, announcing that after some misgivings he will support the regulatory overhaul after all.
Brown joins Sen. Susan Collins of Maine as two crucial Republican votes for the legislation.
Democratic leaders were still looking to secure the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural hurdles. They were awaiting word from Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who supported an earlier Senate version of the bill.
Grassley has said he has concerns about the way the bill covers about $19 billion in implementation costs.