Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Senate committee passes health bill, first panel to act on Obama's overhaul



Get that baby gassed up and ready to go. More as I get it. Updated.

WASHINGTON - The Senate health committee has passed legislation to revamp health care, becoming the first congressional committee to act on President Barack Obama's goal of overhauling the system this year.

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 13-10 along party lines to pass a $600-billion measure that would expand coverage to nearly all Americans by requiring individuals get insurance and employers to contribute to the cost.

The bill would provide federal aid to families and individuals making less than four times the poverty level, or about $88,000 for a family of four.

2 comments:

Eric said...

Paddy, I've been looking at the photo of the steamroller up there. It seemed incomplete.

I finally made it work by visualizing a supine Evan Bayh out in front of it.

WV Democrat said...

Big props to Sen. Dodd for all his work on this in Sen. Kennedy's absence.

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