Historic.
forget the partisan threads about what it all means. Especially from all of us who have not read the bill.
This is a historic moment: rad all about it.
Congress approves historic health care legislation | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
a link to the story as opposed to a whine or hoot-n-holler...
read all about it!
forget the partisan threads about what it all means. Especially from all of us who have not read the bill.
This is a historic moment: rad all about it.
Congress approves historic health care legislation | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent © 2010 The Associated Press
March 21, 2010, 9:38PM
WASHINGTON The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved historic legislation extending health care to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and cracking down on insurance company abuses.
The vote in the House was 219-212. Republicans were unanimously opposed. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The action late Sunday capped a yearlong quest by Obama and Democrats to overhaul the system and reshape a sixth of the economy.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
"We will be joining those who established Social Security, Medicare and now, tonight, health care for all Americans," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as the vote neared.
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Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York read a message President Franklin Roosevelt sent Congress in 1939 urging lawmakers to address the needs of those without health care, and said Democrat Harry Truman and Republican Richard Nixon had also sought to broaden insurance coverage.
Congress approves historic health care legislation | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
a link to the story as opposed to a whine or hoot-n-holler...
read all about it!
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