"The Senate health care debate has run into a major delaying maneuver by Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma, who demanded that a proposed amendment be read in full -- a move that could take hours.
The amendment, which is more than 700 pages long and has no chance of passing, would create a single-payer health system. It was offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent socialist from Vermont , who caucuses with the Democrats.
The reading of bills and amendments is allowed under Senate rules, but usually is waived."