Landmark health insurance bill passes House
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Tough fight still ahead in Senate, and two versions have wide differencesTriumphant Democrats passed landmark health care legislation in the House late Saturday night, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history" and expand coverage to millions who lack it.
The final vote was a narrow 220-215. Only one Republican — Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana — voted for the measure; 39 Democrats voted against it.
Nearly united in opposition to the health care bill, minority Republicans cataloged their objections across hours of debate on the 1,990-page, $1.2 trillion legislation.
Earlier, the House approved an abortion amendment and rejected a Republican substitute for the legislation, paving the way to final passage.
After months of struggle, Speaker Nancy Pelosi had likened the bill to the creation of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.
In the runup to a final vote, conservatives from the two political parties joined forces to impose tough new restrictions on abortion coverage in insurance policies to be sold to many individuals and small groups. They prevailed on a roll call of 240-194.
The vote added to the Democratic bill an amendment sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and others, that prohibits individuals who receive insurance subsidies from purchasing any plan that pays for elective abortions.
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artemis6
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an amendment that prohibits individuals who receive insurance subsidies from purchasing ANY plan that pays for elective abortions !? THIS had better get CHANGED !
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artemis6
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current89
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artemis6:
Agreed, it should be changed. its very possible that after the House and Senate versions are reconciled the final bill won't have that provision.
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current89
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Okey doke, let's see who those naysaying democrats are, and how much money they got from the insurance lobby.
If the insurance lobby has been doing everything it can to keep this bill out, and they failed to turn a majority despite an army of lobbyists armed with a war chest of limitless campaign contribution money, then our congress must not be as corrupt as the common sentiment seems to assume.
Go house!
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