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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News: Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
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Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... the financial health of Medicare. And it is legislation that is fully paid for and will reduce our long-term federal deficit. Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America. Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. I am absolutely confident it will, and I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year. Read more: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/statement-pr...
House Passes Health Care Reform – Looking Back
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... from a liberal perspective. His statement is here.
Clearly the Democrats allowed exactly everyone uncomfortable with the bill to let themselves go on the vote. They didn’t expect Cao, so they got one above the total needed so nobody could be called “the deciding vote” for health care. Of my final 32 undecideds, they held 24 of them, including Blue Dog votes like Chris Carney, Jim Costa, Zack Space, and Dennis Cardoza.
The White House released a statement of praise.
I’ll have lots more to say on all this later. I think the ...
