Health Care Clears Final Hurdle: House Passes Reconciliation Bill

ABC ^ | March 25, 2010 | By Z. BYRON WOLF, JONATHAN KARL and HUMA KHAN

[Jet Jaguar]

The House of Representatives cleared the final hurdle in Congress' overhaul of the nation's health care system, passing a health care reconciliation bill by a 220-207 vote.

The amendment bill, which included the fixes made to the Senate version of the health care bill, will now go to President Obama for his signature.

The Senate passed the legislation this afternoon by a 56-43 margin after defeating 41 amendments offered by Republicans.

Three Democrats, including Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska -- all of whom voted for the original Senate health care legislation -- voted against the reconciliation bill.

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Alan Frumin ruled late Wednesday against some parts of the reconciliation bill dealing with Federal Pell Grants for low-income students.

[Jet Jaguar]

It’s law now.

[Nachum]

Thanks for the heads up, Jet Jaguar

The list, ping

[ArmstedFragg]

I loved Gohmert’s words tonight just before the final gavel, “I move that we do so adjourn, before we do any more damage”

[Sybeck1]

Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska — all of whom voted for the original Senate health care legislation...

How many of these three voted for the Coburn Viagra amendment? That could have stopped the reconciliation in its tracks.

[GailA]

Well that tells us very little of what is the final legislation. Did they get the Military health ins issue fixes? Or are they still shafting our Military...oh, that’s right these are demonrats they always shaft the Military and Veterans.

[dalebert]

you mean Health UNCARE...2 hospice nurses just paid me a visit...they are dropping services on my dieing mother because she isnt dieing fast enough....I did not know that hospice she has gets $30,000.00 bonus for signing patients up for 6 months*plus the monthly bill paid by medicare)...if they dont die in 6 months they drop them and sign up a new one...then the dropped doesnt come with a bonus so too bad for him or her....
but they are keeping a guy that is a drug addict with thats gone fishing all the time but is supposed to homebound...they dont know why he gets services, drugs and a ton of equipment he never uses..