| ■ Congress Approves Reworked Health Reform Bill | 2010.03.26 |
| Congressional Democrats have sent the reworked version of the historic U.S. health reform legislation to President Barack Obama. In a 220-207 vote Thursday night, the House approved a number of fixes to the health bill Obama signed Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. All Republican members and 32 Democrats voted against it. The same bill passed in a 56-43 Senate vote earlier Thursday. It's expected that Obama will sign the measure early next week. The bill includes improved benefits for seniors and low-income and middle-class families. "This is the last step we must take to make health reform a reality for millions of Americans," said Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the AP reported. |