Houses passes health care bill 219-212

Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau

After a year of political upheaval that swung from a triumphant Democratic sweep in Washington to the rise of the Tea Party movement, Congress on Sunday night sent to President Obama the most sweeping social program since Medicare was enacted in 1965.

The vote on the health care overhaul was 219-212, with not a single Republican supporting the measure. Read More…



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