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News The House health care bill passes over the weekend, 220-215!! Meet Anh “Joseph” Cao, the lone Republican Congressperson to vote for the bill. Here’s a statement from his official website. As reasons go, standing up for the poor and uninsured in your district is a pretty good reason for it. And the fact that …
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill (H.R. 3962) with two votes to spare (220-215), with 39 Democrats voting against and Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao the lone Republican to vote for the bill. Here’s the final roll call. This came in spite of some appalling behavior by some unruly Republicans, who …