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(WASHINGTON) — The second-ranking House Democrat predicted that historic health care legislation will be passed Saturday as the AARP, the nation's premier lobbying group for the elderly, announced it was signing on to the bill.
Rep. Steny Hoyer said House leaders expect to have the 218 votes needed to pass the sweeping bill, which would extend coverage to tens of millions of uninsured people and ban insurance companies from turning people away. President Barack Obama has the health care overhaul the defining social goal of his young administration.
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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.
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