U.S. House to pass health care reform bill today or tomorrow
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The U.S. House of Representatives is debating its final version of the health care bill today. President Obama stopped by for a pep talk to the Democrats, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vows the vote will be held today. The Washington Post has notes on what to look for, while CSPAN is broadcasting the floor debate.
A deal was struck last night to prohibit federal funds for abortions, which was a sticking point with some Democrats. Hopefully this'll secure the 218 votes (which will all be from Democrats, not a single Republican is expected to vote for the bill) needed to pass the bill.
A deal was struck last night to prohibit federal funds for abortions, which was a sticking point with some Democrats. Hopefully this'll secure the 218 votes (which will all be from Democrats, not a single Republican is expected to vote for the bill) needed to pass the bill.
Posted by brandonb at 1:37 PM on November 7th 2009

/ not quite liveblogging but listening here and there while doing various housework
#hcr was spawning thousands of twits per minute for awhile there. Drudge has yet to update, though. Gee, I wonder why that would be...
Yes it was quite tense to watch. Even making fun of Boehner mispronouncing "hyperbole" was just to cover the growing anxiousness. Whew, big hurdle done.
Whether Lieberman actually has a conscience or not is a matter yet to be determined, but regardless -- this doesn't look good.