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  • Health Care Passes House

    11/07/2009 8:56:16 PM PST · by honestabe010 · 117 replies · 4,829+ views
    The Woodward Report ^ | November 7, 2009 | Brian Woodward
    In a historic vote the House Health Care Bill Passed the House of Representatives 220 - 215 with 64 Democrats voting against the measure. However, the true test of whether it can pass the senate still looms. With a test vote losing out 47-53 a few weeks ago over the Baucus Bill, much persuasion must be had in the Senate for a bill to arrive at the President’s desk...
  • "Cheeseburger Bill" shielding restaurants from lawsuits passes House

    03/10/2004 6:42:15 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 17 replies · 455+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | 3/10/04 | AFP - Washington
    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Paunchy Americans should consider diets or health clubs, because suing restaurants over fatty fare will be off the menu if a bill the US House of Representatives passed becomes law. The House voted 236-139 for the so-called "Cheeseburger Bill," which would shield restaurants and food producers from Americans who put on weight with junk food and then take legal action over the negative health consequences. The bill's author, Republican representative Ric Keller of Florida, argued that such lawsuits are not only frivolous, but harmful to the US economy. "We're talking about protecting the single largest private-sector employer...