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Health care passes the House
voices.washingtonpost.com - 13 days ago
Health care passes the House
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Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than Rayburn or O'Neill or Gingrich managed. It is ...
Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House
nytimes.com - 14 days ago
Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House
— nytimes.com — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Washington on Saturday. (more) Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House

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thinkprogress.org - 13 days ago
House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
— thinkprogress.org — Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act by a vote of 220-215 , with one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — voting for the measure. Once the bill reached 216 votes, the chamber erupted ... (more) House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation

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The Moderate Voice — Yes, it’s an historic achievement: Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than Rayburn or O’Neill or Gingrich managed. It is success, at least for this stage in the process. It is history, even, though it’s hard to sense the importance of the moment when you watch members of Congress spend ...

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