Nov 4th, 2009 - Washington Post
House leaders put in motion the machinery to hold a rare Saturday vote on the most far-reaching expansion of the health-care system in more than 40 years.
Even so, they were still locking down support Wednesday among a handful of holdouts, with the biggest bloc dissatisfied with the measure's handling of abortion.
Many Democrats said passing the measure has become even more crucial politically after Republicans won governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey this week...
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Nov 6th, 2009 - StarTribune
To pay her three most recent health insurance premiums -- $800 payments equal to 70 percent of her monthly income -- Molly Sullivan wrote checks against her Maple Grove home equity loan...Majority leader: House will pass health bill
Nov 5th, 2009 - AOL Money & Finance
WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.
House Democrats in final push as vote on health overhaul bill comes within days
Nov 5th, 2009 - StarTribune
WASHINGTON - The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama's remake of the U.S. health care system, with Democratic leaders increasingly confident and the powerful seniors' lobby AARP about to get on board.
Sources: AARP to back House Dems’ health bill
Nov 4th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - AARP — the senior citizens' lobby — will endorse the health care overhaul bill that House Democrats are preparing to take to the floor, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
House Democrats Add Changes to Health Bill as Vote Draws Near
Nov 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats late Tuesday posted a "manager's amendment" to health-care legislation online, a move that will allow them to bring up the legislation for a vote as soon as Friday.
The appearance of the amendment...
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