House Democrats pass ObamaCare
By a vote of 219 to 212, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version of ObamaCare, which the president signed will law immediately. Thirty-four Democrats broke with their party to oppose the bill.
The reconciliation package, which fixes issues House Democrats had with the bill, will be voted on next. The reconciliation bill avoids a Republican filibuster.
We'll have a full story up tomorrow.
[UPDATE] At 11:35pm, the House approved the reconciliation package by a vote of 220 to 211.
Comments
So who voted nay, then yea?
Posted by: Joshua Patterson | March 22, 2010 12:23 AM
Welcome to RomneyCare...
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/03/passage-of-moderate-romneycare-drives-republicans-insane.html
The liberals are unhappy, the Republicans are unhappy.
Obama/Pelsoi/Reid have accomplished something generations of presidents have failed to accomplish.
A centrist health care bill will be signed into law, the sky will not fall, and millions of Americans will be better off for it.
Posted by: Jim Nichols | March 22, 2010 02:33 AM
"Centrist health care bill..." Jim, tell us what's in this "centrist" bill. We have plenty of space here, fill us in please.
Posted by: John Douglas | March 22, 2010 07:00 AM
here is what I have to say and I am laughing if this was to come true.Oh yeh, I bought a 12 pack of fat tire yesterday in Chattanooga on Sunday.
I leave you with this original thought as I heard 12-13 states look to sue the federal government over the consitutionality of the health care bill. All I can say is that Roberts and SCOTUS may have the last laugh over the beat down they recieved at the State of the Union Speech.
Posted by: chefdavid | March 22, 2010 07:58 PM