House health bill unacceptable to many in Senate
Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on Health Care overhaul. A government Health Insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They're locked in a battle with liberals, with the fate of President Barack Obama's signature issue at stake. If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the...

Health Bill Unacceptable In Senate: PHOTO
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House Pass Health Care Reform Bill, 220-215: PHOTO
The final vote the Health Care bill 3962 is shown as members of the house attend the vote on last night. (Photo from AP TV) A House Republican joined 219 Democrats to vote for the landmark Health Care reform bill last night in the House of Representatives, enabling the bill to pass 220 votes to 215 . Rep. John Dingell (D-Michigan), who has "> introduced national Health Insurance in every Congress since taking office 1955, said, "It provides coverage for 96 percent of Americans. It offers...

Health bill 'will not pass Senate'
Speaking from The White House about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, the president urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and "take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people". The problem is that the Senate won't run with it. The government Health Insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. If a government plan is part of the deal, "as...

Government-Run -Public Option' in Pelosi Health Bill Threatens to Kill Hospitals, Says Democrat Who Voted Against the Bill: PHOTO
Rep. Rick Boucher (D.-Va.), who voted against the Pelosi Health Care bill that was approved by the House of Representatives yesterday, said he fears that the government-run "Public Option" Health Insurance plan the bill would create could kill the Hospitals in his congressional district.

House Health Bill Has Nowhere to Go in Senate
Government Health Insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to some Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. Washington -- The glow from a Health Care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and "take the...

House passes landmark reform of health care
Washington -- 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 debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the...