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Obama Declares Victory! Hails Health-Care Bill as ‘the Call of History’ (New York Times)
House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican opposition to provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans after an epic political battle that could define the differences between the parties for years.
With the 219-to-212 vote, the House gave final approval to legislation passed [...]
Health Overhaul Passes, Sending Bill To Obama (New York Times)
Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation’s health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama.
By a vote of 219 to 212, the House passed the bill after a day of tumultuous debate that echoed the epic [...]
White House Cuts ‘Abortion Deal’ To Get House Passage On Health-Care Bill (The New York Times)
House Democrats who had withheld support of the health care legislation because of abortion concerns said Sunday afternoon that they would back the bill, all but assuring that Democrats would have the 216 votes needed for passage.
The White House and Congressional Democratic leaders announced the deal, and rank-and-file Democrats who had worried that the bill [...]
HEALTH-CARE DEBATE: GOP Says Not So Fast, Dems May Not Have The Votes (Fox News)
With House Democratic leaders confident they have the 216 votes needed to pass a historic vote Sunday on sweeping health care reform, Republicans were focused on the 20 Democrats who were still uncommitted late Saturday and could derail the legislation.
House Republican leader John Boehner said Sunday that Democrats have yet to lock in enough votes.The [...]
House Democratic Official: ‘We’ve Got The Votes’ On Health Care (CNN)
Democrats have the 216 votes needed to pass health care reform legislation in the House on Sunday, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus told CNN.
“This is a historic day and we are happy warriors,” Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut, told CNN’s “State of the Union.” He added, “We’ve got the votes.”
However, two other House Democratic [...]
Final Health Care Bill and Obama Promises, Far Apart (AP & Yahoo! News)
It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.
Yet when Democrats unveiled the final, incarnation of their health care bill this week, the proposal was nowhere to be found.
Ditto with several Republican ideas that Obama had said he wanted to [...]
Highlights Of Health Care Compromise Bill (CNN)
Democratic congressional leaders unveiled their long-awaited $940 billion compromise health care plan Thursday, setting the stage for a vote Sunday.
Here are highlights:
• New health insurance subsidies would be provided to families of four making up to $88,000 annually, or 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
• Health insurance exchanges would be created to make it [...]
Mr Obama, When Will The Public Get To Read This Health-Care Bill? Hopefully Before The Vote (Fox News)
As of Thursday afternoon, the final version of the health care bill had not yet been posted to a congressional Web site and the highly touted Congressional Budget Office cost estimates were still listed only as “preliminary.”
President Obama pledged in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the final provisions of his health care [...]
New Wall Street Journal /NBC Poll: 48% Still Think ObamaCare A “Bad Idea” (The Wall Street Journal)
Democratic lawmakers may be tempted to vote against the health-care overhaul plan pending in Congress because it remains unpopular with a broad swath of the public. But a new poll suggests that those who do so risk further dispiriting the core supporters who Democrats need to energize for the November mid-term elections.
The Wall Street Journal/NBC [...]
Pelosi May Try To Pass Health-Care Bill Without A Vote (The Washington Post)
After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate’s health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it.
Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of [...]
