Healthcare Bill Passes House Panel
Healthcare Bill Passes House Panel – Despite the constant feuding between the Blue Dog Democrats and the other Democrats president Obama health care bill has managed to pass the House Energy and Commerce Committee late this evening by a vote of 31 to 28.Democratic leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be hard at work during their August recess in order to reconcile the Energy and Commerce bill with the stronger bills passed by the Ways and Means and Education and Labor committees on July 17.Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said:
“Today is a historic moment for the House of Representatives and a defining moment for our country. It is a significant victory that all three committees in the House have worked together to pass comprehensive health reform legislation for all Americans. This bill will deliver the results the nation’s health care system so desperately needs: lower costs, better quality, and broader coverage. I hope that when we return from recess, the House will act expeditiously to enact this bill into law.”
The five Democrats who voted against the reform are Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah, Charlie Melancon of Louisiana and Bart Stupak of Michigan , Reps. John Barrow of Georgia and Rick Boucher of Virginia.
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I think this is crazy. It will help people who are already lazy and don’t want to work or do anything. The people who work hard to get what they want will not want to try because the lazy people with get the same benefits. So why try to succeed.