House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer
18 mins ago

WASHINGTON – House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care, specifically children's health care, next week.

Leaders say they are scheduling a vote on renewing a popular health insurance program for children. Unless Congress acts, federal funding for the program expires March 31.

The legislation will look similar to bills the House and Senate twice approved in 2007. President Bush balked at the additional $35 billion in spending in the two bills as well as the method of payment — a tobacco tax. House Democrats could not muster enough support to overcome Bush's two vetoes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said lawmakers discussed whether to include reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program as part of an economic stimulus package or as a stand-alone bill. The growth of the stimulus package in recent weeks led to the decision to move ahead with the latter option.



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1. Will they time passage so that Bush cannot veto it?

Or does the House figure the Senate will hee haw around long enough that it will be Jan. 21 before it reaches the Oval Office?

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2. We need a Cure for Health Care,

Profit care comes ahead of Patient care. http://www.wisecountyissues.com We need affordable health care, but that's not enough if the acceptable standards of care on record in East Tennessee are anything to take a look at because it's not what is being advertised.