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Saturday, November 07, 2009
House opens debate on historic health bill
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Will the Democrats have the time to read their own health care bill before voting on it?


The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.

In the opening moments of debate, Democrats hailed the legislation as an advance for the nation's social fabric and a moral and economic imperative.

Republicans said it would be a government takeover of the health care system that would damage the economy and erode the doctor-patient relationship.

The vote planned for late Saturday was expected to be tight. Democratic leaders hoped a late-morning visit by Obama to Capitol Hill would push it over the edge.
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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 7, 2009 - 1:17 PM EST
Accountability Now
Agree Katz and Riders! Those who ignore their constituents' overwhelming objection to this power grab will be remembered and held accountable in 2010. Nov. 3, 2009 was a shot across the bow.
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Reply # 2
Date: Nov 7, 2009 - 10:53 AM EST
To push this through now
in the midst of a flailing economy with 10.2% (and rising) unemployment is beyond irresponsible. It's legislative malpractice! If the voters don't oust these ideologues from Congress in 2010, it will prove that the Republic is officially dead.
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