House passes health care reform bill; Vote garners only one Republican

Posted by admin on Nov 8th, 2009 and filed under Nation, National Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

nation-house_passes_health_billWASHINGTON – The biggest overhaul of America’s medical system since Medicare passed with a tight vote in the House of Representatives Saturday night.

The bill passed with a vote of 220 to 215, with only one single Republican – Joseph Cao from Louisana – choose “Yea.”

The health reform bill included a controversial amendment to restrict coverage of abortion.

The move enraged liberals, but most agreed to stay onboard and President Obama traveled to the House to make a personal appeal and seal the deal.

Full Story

Comments are closed

Advertisement

Photo Gallery

Log in / Advanced NewsPaper by Gabfire Themes