Even if U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, D-S.D., recovers from last week's sudden illness, the turn of events set in motion by his incapacitation shows insurance lobbyists that one traffic accident or heart attack could prompt a seismic shift in the country's political control and agenda next year.
At presstime, Sen. Johnson was in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery, placing Democratic control of the U.S. Senate in 2007–and resolution of some serious industry issues–into question.
Sen. Johnson underwent brain surgery last Thursday for an arteriovenous malformation–a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large.
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