With 13 Republicans supporting the Democratic bill and one Democrat voting against it, U. S. Senate voted to approve a $15 billion jobs bill on Wednesday.

The bill that would, among other measures, give employers an immediate break on Social Security taxes for new hires through the rest of the year was voted against by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.

According to the Washington Post, Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass, who took over the late Edward Kennedy's seat in a special election in January, taking a procedural advantage away from the Democrats, was one of the Republicans who voted for the bill.

The newspaper further said that there has already been some whiplash from Brown's vote with conservative bloggers labeling him a "sellout" on his Facebook page.

He was "very happy" with Brown's vote, said majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Although House members could try to merge the bill with a $154 billion jobs bill passed in that chamber in December, the bill now heads to the House for approval. (With Input from Agencies)