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Healthcare overhaul bill clears Senate Finance Committee http://www.latimes.com/ne...5296.story
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2the9s said: 
I wanna chair a death panel! watch out granny llee-llee! "passing strange"... experience the real
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From article: The bill would require Americans to have health insurance, provide federal subsidies to help low-income workers buy insurance, establish new insurance marketplaces, regulate health insurer practices and expand Medicaid. The plan as drafted is estimated to cost $829 billion over the next 10 years. I watched it this morning on CSPAN. I believe they were suppose to return around 2pm, but then I stepped out to take care of some business. 'll hold off from celebrating though, as we still have a ways to go, before the entire package is final.
I read every republican except Snowe, voted against the bill. Not surprised, : [Edited 10/14/09 7:59am] Education, the greatest weapon
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cborgman said: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-healthcare-senate14-2009oct14,0,2205296.story
Sen. Olympia Snowe is the sole Republican to side with Democrats as the bill passes, 14 to 9. Her support for the bill requiring health insurance for all Americans is seen as victory for Obama. By James Oliphant 11:53 AM PDT, October 13, 2009 Legislation that would transform the nation's healthcare system cleared a significant hurdle today as the Senate Finance Committee voted (14-9) for a sweeping overhaul. Just one Republican, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, voted for the bill. But that represented a victory for the White House, which had heavily courted Snowe, and it allowed overhaul advocates to claim that there was a vestige of GOP support for the measure. "Is this bill all that I would want? Far from it," Snowe said in announcing her vote. "But when history calls, history calls." The bill would require Americans to have health insurance, provide federal subsidies to help low-income workers buy insurance, establish new insurance marketplaces, regulate health insurer practices and expand Medicaid. The plan as drafted is estimated to cost $829 billion over the next 10 years. Some cast the vote in landmark terms. "This is our opportunity to make history," said Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.). "Now is the time to get this done." ----- good for snowe! it's nice to see some compromise to get this done instead of just shrieking NO!!! Forum rule = "also provide ANALYSIS and INSIGHT of your own. We're here to discuss and debate ideas we actually hold. So make your opinion clear, and remember to do so with civility."  Mach |
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