Senators return at seven o'clock Thursday morning to vote on the bill, which would provide about access to health insurance coverage.

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Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, the chief sponsor of the pay equity bill, vowed to return to the bill until it passes.

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Reid has said he will do everything possible to return the bill to the floor for consideration, and he is looking to the president to deliver the necessary Republican votes.

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That should add a further frisson when the Bill does return to the Commons.

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