Today in Congress: November 22, 2009
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- 1,120 views H.R.1207 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 Introduced Sep 25, 2009
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Senate Votes to Move the Health Care Debate Forward November 21, 2009
After 23 hours of debate, the Senate on Saturday evening voted to begin a formal debate of the Democrats' health care reform bill. All Democrats voted in favor, all Republicans voted against. Read, comment and link to the bill on OpenCongress: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [D, NV] is the most powerful person in the Senate right now for deciding what gets included in the health care bill that gets voted on by the Senate and what doesn't. Reid is refereeing negotiations with the chairman of the two Senate committee that have approved health care bills. Among the decisions that need to be made in the process of reconciling the two versions of the bills is what form of a public option, if any, is going to be included.
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To the ire of conservatives, freshman Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2] broke from his party to cast the lone Republican vote in favor of the House Democrats' health care reform bill. Cao's vote was not essential for the bill's passage, but it means that the bill, technically, has bipartisan support. In explaining his vote, Cao cited the importance of the Stupak abortion amendment.
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H.R.3590 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009
On the Cloture Motion
Nov 21, 2009
Ayes 60 Nays 39
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H.R.1834 Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Nov 19, 2009
Ayes 343 Nays 55
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H.R.3961 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009
On Passage
Nov 19, 2009
Ayes 243 Nays 183
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