WASHINGTON -- Thousands of protesters from all walks of life descended on the U.S. Capitol on Sunday for one last push on health care.
The day began with a show of solidarity for black congressmen pelted with racial insults and spittle ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call ...Read More
I hear 200,000 people came to the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Sunday. But the three top stories on Google News were Health care vote results: bill passes, Obama to sign it into law. Woods did what he had to do. Day 4 ...Read More
(CNN) -- Someone shouted "baby killer" Sunday as an anti-abortion Democratic congressman was speaking on the House floor shortly after the chamber passed a sweeping health care reform bill with his help. It wasn't clear from whom the shout came. Rep. Bart ...Read More
The 219-212 roll call Sunday by which the House passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Voting yes were 219 Democrats and 0 Republicans. Voting no were 34 Democrats and 178 Republicans. There are 4 vacancies in the 435-member House. Democrats ? Bright, ...Read More
The House of Representatives passed health care reform late Sunday night on a 219-to-212 vote, which results in President Obama getting to sign into law this week his top domestic priority. The vote is being touted as the single most significant ...Read More
East Bay members of Congress were elated over the passage of the largest U.S. health care reform legislation since the creation of Medicare in 1965. "It's historic," said veteran Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, chairman of one of the three House committees ...Read More
It was a close victory for President Obama, but a victory nonetheless.
"We pushed back on the undue influences of special interests," he said. "We didn't give in to mistrust or to cynicism or to fear. Instead, we proved we are ...Read More
Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California holding the gavel used to pass Medicare Reform, laughs as she walks across the street and into the U.S. Capitol as the House prepares to vote on health care reform on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)David ...Read More
It's not nearly as momentous as the passage of Medicare in 1965 and won't fundamentally alter how Americans think about social safety nets. But the passage of Obama's health care reform bill is the biggest thing Congress has done in ...Read More
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