While no votes were cast on health care reform this week, there wasn't a dull moment on the Hill. In case you missed it, here's a list of this week's major developments:

1. The CBO came out with a final scoring of the Senate Finance health care reform bill and concluded that it will reduce the deficit by $81 billion over the next decade. While Democrats cheered the fact that the bill came in way under President Obama's $900 billion cap, Republicans were still not pleased. Makes you wonder exactly what will get them to vote for health care reform.
2. Nine female Senators stole the show on the Senate floor when they delivered powerful back-to-back speeches about women's health care. Their male Democratic colleagues counterparts responded with rousing support, in stark contrast to their Republican counterparts.
3. More and more GOPers have thrown their weight behind health care reform, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and President George W. Bush's Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Perhaps the Republicans in Congress will come around soon as well?
4. 30 Democratic Senators sent a letter to Harry Reid supporting the public option, including Sen. Specter. While that's still not a majority of all Senators, it's clear that the public option is still alive and kicking in the Senate.
5. Sen. Baucus picks a date: October 13. That's when the Senate Finance Committee will vote on their final bill. Took them long enough!