House passes health care bill on close vote
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Health Bill Unacceptable In Senate: PHOTO
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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...
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...







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