Breaking News: Senate passes health bill
Note: There’s a lot of chatter in this vid, but I wanted you all to know that this bill was slipped through on Christmas Eve. WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama’s legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country’s history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two independents voted “yes.” Republicans unanimously voted “no.” The tally far exceeded the simple majority required for passage. The Senate’s bill must still be merged with legislation passed by the House before Obama could sign a final bill in the new year. There are significant differences between the two measures but Democrats say they’ve come too far now to fail. Both bills would extend health insurance to more than 30 million more Americans. It was the Senate’s first Christmas Eve vote since 1895, when the matter at hand was a military affairs bill concerning employment of former Confederate officers, according to the Senate Historical Office. The House passed its own measure in November. The White House and Congress have now come further toward the goal of a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s health care system than any of their predecessors. The legislation …
@temptationofmemories The REASON people are against it is because our “loving and caring” government forced it down our throats, first off. And there are so many things that don’t even relate to healthcare in the bill.
Ie: the government now controls student loans! That’s right, the banks don’t control them any more, the government does! Why was that even in the bill! But I’m just a republican…so what do I know…
Congratulations America!
It makes me so happy that, after 100 years, we can finally catch up with the rest of the world!
@fal2grace no prob they should hav a divorce tax for divorce within 10 years, unless one spouse is blatantly abusive
@IchiroKeisuke chinese people don’t make up over half of America’s population
@Samax13 thanks for the info on that.
there is also a marriage tax, for 20% of the combined spouses income. gay as fuck. married couples raise a much better generation than a single parent. thats bullshit.
but hey what’s 30 million lives if it means you just might have to give something to someone else for a change by the gods you can’t possibly stand that right. Well I live in Australia and we have health care here and all of us manage just fine thank you without all of the nonsense people against the bill carry on with.
Oh my god you people are rediculous crying and bitching about health care reform. Seriously Health care is a basic human right which every person no matter their colour, race or religion deserve and you’re country is the ONLY western society in the world who doesn’t offer it to every one of their citizen’s. Notice everry other one does and they all run perfectly fine and stable enough you people bitching about health care are just worried about money in your own pocket.
unconstitutional to give people health insurance?
how come the rest of the world is doing just fine with a public option?
Do you know hawaii has public insurance option for about 25 years? let me tell you. it works just fine
fireman the republicans arent racist they just dont have alot of black people in the politic business( I hardly see chinese in any party) they at least know that a big mistake was made yesterday
@Diezelraccoon
Do you know what those insurances cover? NOTHING. Believe me I’ve tried. With that plan you are basically giving your money away to crooks.
I kept hearing the Republicans say they represent the American people, concerning the “No” vote on healthcare reform.
But yet, I didn’t see not one black republican, or mexican republican, or chinese republican, approach the floor-
How is the republican party, representitve of “The American People”.
For the most part, even the tea party crowd make up, is largely a crowd of pissed off white people.
Why would I support a political party, with no diversity?
You know what I saw yesterday during this healthcare bill debate?
Did anyone notice, the shear number of
“White GOP Republicans”
The GOP didn’t have a single, african, mexican, or chinese AMERICAN AMONGST ITS RANKS.
Every person I saw approach the podium of the floor, who was a republican, was white.
When I watched the democrats approach the podium, I saw diversity-
Now-
Is the GOP party- in this country, “Ideally a Whites Only Party”.
If so how do they represent the american people?
If you go back to school, make sure its not a public school..cuz then you would be a socialist.. those darned public schools takin away our freedom… and darn those police and fire departments as well… where are we communist russia? LOL HEALTH IS A BASIC RIGHT…now its official
Did you think that it was the responsibility of Irakis to accomplish their own freedom when we went to war to “liberate” them? Were you as ademant agaisnt that war and it bill? At least here everyone will be paying for heakth insurance so it is for all and by all. no handouts. And this is for us. But Iraq?
I don’t “thump” bibles or hate women and this kind of big-brother government made me cut all ties as a Democrat. I am sickened at obama and his bunch of hacks. Oh, and thirty-four Democrats also voted “no” on the Senate-passed bill.
God, this man will kill me. I think he’s the one of two people I hate with every fiber of my being. I really do,
It’s NOT unconstitutional, and there’s even a provision for you right-wing bible-thumping woman-hating good-ole-boys.
@loduck The only hope we have is that the Oh-Man pissed of the Supreme court enough on that State of the Union address slap that they declare this unconstitutional.
Cross your fingers.
yep……but we still won’t be able to get rid of this shitty bill once it is signed into law….too late….we are doomed
sorry, that was for the guy above “gybemm”
you a doctor??? hahahha, then I am the next president….hahahahah
you a doctor??? hahahha, then I am the next president….hahahahah
but who the hell is gonna pay for it when we are ALL out of work ? Oh thats right, don’t worry how its gonna get paid for, just print more money……hope I run into in the bread line when a loaf costs $500.00…….you think you’ve seen inflation, just wait till the bill comes due on this ignorant action.
You mean freedom to get deined from hospitals is ok!