House (narrowly) passes sweeping health care plan
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) embraces Rep. Patrick Kennedy's (D-RI) (R) hand during a press conference after a vote on healthcare on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives passed the healthcare reform bill 220 to 215 after a late night vote.
Late Saturday night the House of Representatives narrowly passed its 1,990 page bill to overhaul health care. The bill creates a government-run health insurance option. The major concession? Abortions will not be covered by any insurance plan that receives federal dollars. Now it's on to the Senate. What political battles lie ahead? Will the Senate be able to pass any bill, let alone one resembling the House's?
Guests:
Chris Frates, Politico reporter
Naftali Bendavid, Wall Street Journal reporter
- AirTalk for November 9, 2009
- House (narrowly) passes sweeping health care plan
- Carly Fiorina runs for Senate
- David Plouffe: Obama's campaign manager
- The politics of genocide
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