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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 21 days ago
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
nytimes.com - 21 days ago
House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill
— nytimes.com — Lawmakers in the House voted 220 to 215 on Saturday night to approve a sweeping overhaul of... the nation s health care system. Only one Republican voted for the bill, and 39 Democrats opposed it, including 24 members of the fiscally conservative Blue ... (more) House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

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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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Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote
prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com - 22 days ago
Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote
— prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com — House Democrats were thrilled by the passage of their major health care legislation , but perhaps no... development on Saturday tickled them more than winning the vote of a single Republican: Representative Ahn “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana. Mr. Cao, a ... (more) Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote

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Snapped Shot:  The End of America As We Know It

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The End of America As We Know It
Snapped Shot — Our nation has passed a major milestone towards the fall of the American dream. In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. But ...

Great News: House Passes Health Care Bill from Hell
LewRockwell.com Blog — ... The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi compared the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later. [And we all know how "solvent" those two government programs are.] ...

House votes to Obamacare in, freedom out
Hyscience — ... Sound like a good idea? Apparently Nancy Pelosi thinks so, and compared the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later - both of which are already ...

Obama's Socialist Stake In The Heart Of America
Booker Rising — ... : "Unfazed by the damage caused to our nation by out-of-control spending, President Barack Obama and the Democrats in the US House of Representatives passed a massive, trillion-dollar government-run healthcare revamp bill. 'Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill' is an AP story about the 1,990-page, $1.2 trillion legislation for a government take over of our healthcare system. To pay for the expansion of coverage, the bill cuts Medicare's spending for seniors by more than $400 billion and imposes a growth-killing tax on our nation's job producers. Now, Democrats in the ...

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Health Care Reform Bill Passes in the House -- Blue Dogs, Republicans and Spineless Dems Throw Women Under the Bus — 2 Political Junkies
The Stupak Amendment to the Health Care Reform bill in the House of Representatives passed with 240 yeas, 194 nays and 1 present vote. What does that mean? It means that women have been singled out to be the only class of people to actually lose coverage under the HCR bill. While Rep. Bart ...
Stupak Amendment, Redux: Roll Call Vote Live Blog — Firedoglake
The Stupak Amendment went down about 8:12 p.m. ET, more Nays than Yays on a voice vote. Rep. Stupak immediately asked for a recorded vote, though, but the vote was delayed until after the Republicans had a debate about their own substitute health care reform bill. It’s a dangerous zone, ...