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House Dems largely reject idea of passing Senate health care bill (CNN)

January 20th, 2010

Despite knowing Senate Democrats will lose their filibuster-proof majority after Tuesday night’s political upset in Massachusetts, House Democrats across the political spectrum largely rejected the idea of passing the Senate health care bill…….click here to continue reading

Health care: Two ‘public option’ backers hint at yielding (USA Today)

December 29th, 2009

Two House Democrats who favor a government-run insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, acknowledged Sunday it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate…….click here to continue reading

Public option may be dropped from final health care bill (CNN)

December 28th, 2009

House Democrats are signaling that a final health care bill will drop the government-run public health insurance option favored by liberals but rejected by conservatives from both parties…….click here to continue reading

Republican bashes Dems over health care proposals (AP via Yahoo! News)

November 14th, 2009

House Democrats missed opportunities to improve the House-passed health care bill when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a GOP lawmaker said Saturday…….click here to continue reading

House, Senate health care bills detailed (AP via Yahoo! News)

November 7th, 2009

Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans…….click here to continue reading