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House Health Care Vote Makes History

Los Angeles : CA : USA | 17 days ago  
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The vote was close, 220-215, and it only included a single Republican. To pass the bill, Democrats also had to allow a controversial amendment banning abortion funding in both public and private plans in the new marketplaces the bill would create. But as NPR's Julie Rovner reports, passage represents...
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  • News Source: The Hill | 16 days ago
    Democrats in the chamber may have a tougher time passing the legislation than in House...Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who often caucus with the party...Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said Sunday, though, that he would “fight to...
  • News Source: Telegraph India | 16 days ago
    The US House of Reprsentatives narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system last night, advancing legislation that Democrats said could stand as their defining social policy achievement. After a day-long clash with...
  • News Source: The New York Times | 16 days ago
    Speaking in the Rose Garden exactly 24 hours after he appeared there Saturday to call for House passage of the bill, Mr. Obama praised House members for what he called a ‘’courageous vote” that “brought us closer than we have ever been” to...
  • News Source: Fox News | 16 days ago
    Anh "Joseph" Cao says he was standing up for his constituents with his "yes" vote on health care reform, citing "exploding" health care costs in his district and the need for more accessible care. 
  • News Source: CNSNews.com | 16 days ago
    House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D.-Calif.) said yesterday there is “no guarantee” that an amendment approved by the House on Saturday that prohibits federal funding of abortion in the health care bill will be retained in the...
  • News Source: Politico | 16 days ago
    In November 2008, the nationally unknown Vietnamese community activist captured a seat for Republicans in majority-black New Orleans, becoming an instant — albeit short-lived — celebrity for the GOP. On Saturday night, 368 days later, he handed...
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  • Blog Source: scaredmonkeys.com
    House Democrats have just passed their nationalized health care bill. The bill passed 220 – 215. So much for that bipartisanship that President Obama promised. 176 Republicans voted against the bill, a long with 39 Democrats voted in ...
  • Blog Source: www.rightpundits.com
    The abortion restriction amendment passed in the House today clearing the way for healthcare reform to pass. This amendment bans the use of federal funds for abortions. Bart Stupak. The passage of the Stupak Amendment is a huge victory ...
  • Blog Source: features.csmonitor.com
    Anh “Joseph” Cao (R) of Louisiana must not have gotten the message from House Republicans that no one in the GOP caucus – repeat no one – would vote with Democrats on a sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system. ...
  • Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
    One Republican lawmaker out of 177 crossed party lines to support the health care reform legislation offered by Democrats. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, the Louisiana Republican who hails from a decidedly Democratic New Orleans district, ...
  • Blog Source: www.onlykent.com
    Out of the 177 Republican lawmakers voting on the new health care reform by the Democrats, just one Republican voted for the new bill. The one Republican was Joseph Cao from the New Orleans district, 219 Democrats shared in his belief ...
  • Blog Source: fromtheleft.wordpress.com
    Healthcare Passes House. Jump to Comments. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Health Care Overhaul. Handing President Obama a victory, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand and ...
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