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thehill.com - 14 days ago
Lawmakers get each other's autographs
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Despite numerous defections among their ranks, Democrats are confident enough that they'll pass healthcare legislation tonight that they already appear to be celebrating. During a procedural vote, members began walking up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), asking her to sign their ...

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TPM Election Central:  House Passes Health Care Bill 220-215

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House Passes Health Care Bill 220-215
TPM Election Central — ... the House Democratic Caucus, asking them to "answer the call" of history. Democrat after Democrat cited history on the House floor during the rare Saturday session, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) saying generations of Americans have wanted health care reform. "Today the call will be answered," Pelosi said, citing the late Sen. Teddy Kennedy who called health care reform the "great unfinished business of our society." Earlier in the day, lawmakers were getting Pelosi's signature on their copies of the bill. All but one of the Republicans ...

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