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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/29/2009
House Democrats to unveil $894 billion health care bill
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - House Democratic leaders will unveil a sweeping health care reform bill Thursday that includes a more moderate version of the government-run public health insurance option. The bill - a combination of versions passed by three House committees - includes a what is termed a "negotiated rate" public option. It will cost $894 billion over 10 years and extend insurance coverage to 36 million Americans, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. Under the plan, health ...
Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation
nytimes.com - 10/29/2009
Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their bill to remake the health care system and said... they had the votes to pass it. But Republicans said gimmicks had been used to hide the measure’s long-term costs. The bill is similar in size and ... (more) Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation

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What the Health Care Bill Really Costs
— prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com — A House health care bill turns out more costly than first advertised.... (more) What the Health Care Bill Really Costs

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The House's Health Care Bill
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The House's Health Care Bill
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Weekly Standard Blog — No kiddin': Politicians butt in at bailed-out GM Obama: Pelosi is the best Speaker ever. (No, really. He said it.) "Representative Grayson, I hear that your sister is a superior whore.” Obama writes a letter to 330,000 voters in Virginia, to get the vote out. Pelosi unveils your $894 billion health-care bill. "As with Rasmussen, NBC/WSJ finds that changes in question wording on the public option can produce big changes in the poll results." Vast right-wing conspiracy: ...

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John Dingell wields the gavel used when he chaired the committee that passed Medicare legislation in 1965 during an event at the U.S. Capitol unveiling the House of Representatives' Affordable Health Care for America Act (Photo Credit: Getty ...