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republicans.energycommerce.house.gov - 25 days ago
Constituents, Not Congress, Will Be on Government Health Plan
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Press Release Constituents, Not Congress, Will Be on Government Health Plan July 30, 2009 WASHINGTON – Members of Congress will not have to join the “public-option” government health plan, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., decided Thursday night. The proposal ...

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GOP members offer amendment to force Congress to participate in public plan
News — ... Republicans first offered an amendment that would require lawmakers to participate in the public plan when the House Energy and Commerce Committee considered H.R. 3200, the current healthcare bill's predecessor. Democrats, however, defeated it -- and the House ultimately abandoned the bill to which it was supposed to be attached. ...

GOP members offer amendment to force Congress to participate in public option
Home/News — ... Republicans first offered an amendment that would require lawmakers to participate in the public plan when the House Energy and Commerce Committee considered H.R. 3200, the current healthcare bill's predecessor. Democrats, however, defeated it -- and the House ultimately abandoned the bill to which it was supposed to be attached. ...

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