timesofearth.com – The move was passed 60 votes to 39, after Democrats earlier confirmed they had secured enough votes. The US Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the country’s health care system. The measure, opposed by Republican senators, was voted on late Saturday. One Republican Senator, George Voinovich of Ohio, was not present and did not vote. It was not clear until earlier in the day whether the Democrats would have enough votes to bring the bill to the Senate floor for for full debate. During the day Saturday, two moderate Democrats announced they would support the move during a rare Saturday session. That gave the Democrats the 60 votes they needed to move the measure forward. The legislation aims to extend health care coverage to millions of uninsured people, prevent insurance companies from denying benefits, and limit the growth of spending on medical care. In the rare Saturday Senate session, opposition Republicans criticized the bill, saying it would drive up the cost of insurance and add to the nation’s deficit. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Obama was gratified by the vote. In a statement, Gibbs said the president looks forward to a thorough and productive debate. While Democrats won the vote to begin debate, passage of the bill is not certain. Some moderate Democrats have signaled strong opposition to components of the bill, including a government-run option to compete …
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Many US Citizens don’t use Hospitals. Scientology for one. This Bill steps on Religion if that religion does not allow western medicine
But we can all see this for what it likely is:
a bailout for AIG (an insurance company) and quite possibly RFID chips implementation
smoke and mirrors and never an honest day
This is so sad. The republians are only concerned about
supporting insurance companies and killing American
people.