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Senate Votes to Open Historic Health Care Debate

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

WASHINGTON – Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

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Nelson to vote yes to debate Health bill

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Senator Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) will vote yes to move the Health Care Reform bill to the Senate floor for debate. WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said at a news conference that the legislation, embodying President Obama’s signature domestic initiative, would impose new regulations on insurers, extend coverage to 31 million people who currently do not have any and add new benefits to Medicare.

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