Health Care Bill Gets House Approval, Abortion Funding Battle Shifts to SenateLifeNews: “The health care bill in Congress received its first favorable vote in a chamber of Congress on virtually a very narrow vote Saturday night. Passage of the legislation came after lawmakers voted for the Stupak amendment to remove abortion funding from the legislation. The House voted 220 to 215 with 39 Democrats joining 176 republicans to oppose it and 219 Democrats and one Republican in favor . . . ” Roll Call Vote: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/index.asp Republican voting to approve the bill: Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (La – 2nd Dist.)
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