According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, new reports indicate that the total cost of the health care bill would be closer to $849 billion over the next 10 years. The bill would extend health care benefits to ninety four percent of the American public. The bill would prohibit illegal immigrants from participating in the health insurance exchange as well as prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortion coverage.
The Health Care Reform bill is going up against its biggest challenge yet. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has to get 60 votes from the 100 member senate to even debate the bill on the Senate floor. It is still unclear whether he will be able to get enough votes to fend off the GOP filibuster attempts. If successful, discussion could start as early as next week.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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