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Health care reform plan passes key US Senate committee
Jul 15, 2009, 15:38 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama's plans for a massive overhaul of the country's health care system came one step closer to fruition Wednesday as a key Senate committee became the first congressional panel to approve its version of the legislation.
The Senate's Health Committee approved a 600-billion-dollar health reform bill that would aim to rein in spiralling health costs and require all people to get some form of health insurance.
The goal is to cover an estimated 45 million people in the United States who do not have health insurance. The bill passed the committee strictly along party lines, 13-10, and it is one of a number of versions making their way through the US Congress.
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to approve a bill in the next week. Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled their own version on Tuesday, proposing an additional health tax on wealthy Americans that was not included in the Senate bill.
Reforming the US health care system, the most expensive in the industrial world, has frustrated politicians for decades. Obama, who launched a fresh effort when he came into office in January, hopes to get legislation approved by the end of 2009.
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DaveJul 15th, 2009 - 17:45:08
Ha ha ha! what a joke on the people these hypocrites are playing. Tax tax tax is all they know and get that through your heads people. Do you really think for a moment that the rich are going to pay. All they are going to do is raise prices on the goods and services they produce and guess who really gets taxed in the end. The poor and middle class. But the socialists (formerly known as democrats) think you are to stupid to figure it out and it makes them look good to all of you out there who want the government to stick it to the rich guy or gal. Boy do they have you people hornswaggled. But hey you voted for them so go for it.
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