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Saturday, November 07, 2009
House Passes U.S. Health-care Overhaul Legislation
By MarketWatch
MarketWatch Pulse
SAN FRANCISCO -- On a 220-215 vote late Saturday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate controversial legislation that would overhaul the nation's health-care system. The legislation, the cornerstone of President Barack Obama's domestic policy, would cost an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years and include a government-operated health-insurance program. The bill passed with 219 of 258 Democrats supporting it, and one of the 176 Repuplican representatives.
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