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news.firedoglake.com - 22 days ago
House Voting Now On The Rule For Health Care Debate
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The House of Representatives is voting on the rule right now. It’s expected to pass. The rule includes two amendments: the Republican substitute health care bill, and the “Stupak Amendment,” which would effectively ban private insurers and the public option from providing ...
huffingtonpost.com - 22 days ago
House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
— huffingtonpost.com — The House of Representatives is set to vote on major health care reform legislation today. Check this... page throughout the day for the latest news, or follow live streaming video and Twitter updates HERE . 9:20 AM ET -- Bishops endorse health ... (more) House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates

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Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income Americans
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 22 days ago
Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income ...
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — The Stupak amendment would prevent any private health insurance plan from covering elective abortion, if even one... of its customer used even one dollar of affordability tax credits. The problem is that the Stupak amendment will conflict directly with ... (more) Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance ...

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Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Of Representatives (video)
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Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Of Representatives (video)
— youtube.com — Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Of Representatives - 11/07/09... (more) Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Of Representatives ...

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Corrente:  Not to interrupt your idyllic Saturday afternoon or anything, but ...

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Not to interrupt your idyllic Saturday afternoon or anything, but ...
Corrente — ... d-day is liveblogging the House voting on health care deform. Weiner amendment? No. Kucinich amendment? No. Stupak and the Republicans otoh are sucking all the oxygen out of the room. Again. Stupak's amendment is all about making abortion more unavailable than it already is, and the Republicans, of course, want to make all health care more unavailable than it already is. You can't make this stuff up.

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