fbpx

Health care bill passes in the House, moves on to Senate

President Obama on Sunday praised the \"historic\" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation\'s ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to \"take the baton\" and complete its work.
[additional-authors]
November 9, 2009

From CNN.com:

President Obama on Sunday praised the “historic” House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation’s ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to “take the baton” and complete its work.

The House passed its health care bill late Saturday night by a 220-215 vote, with 39 Democrats in opposition and one Republican supporting it. Senate approval is considered less certain due to opposition by all Republicans and some moderate Democrats.

Obama called the support by many House members “courageous” in the face of what he called “the heated and often misleading rhetoric around this legislation.”

Read the full story at CNN.com.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Ladino Shabbat at Sinai

On a recent Shabbat, Sinai celebrated the Ladino tradition and invited me to tell my story.

A Short Fuse

At 73, I know I am on a slippery slope that’s getting slipperier.

Newsom’s Machinations

Newsom’s machinations are a warning that the current difficulties for American politicians facing rising voter unhappiness with Israel will only become harder.

How Antisemites Can Save the Jews

American Jews have always understood a key lesson of life: even if your victimhood is justified, if you wear it it will kill you.

Trump in ‘The Twilight Zone’

With moral clarity not clouded by anti-Trump, anti-Israel hysteria, everyone should be able to get behind this just war against Iran—not unlike Israel’s just war in Gaza.

Hating Trump More Than Terrorists

While one of the world’s most evil regimes is taking a beating, much of the mainstream media, Hollywood and our cultural elite would rather focus on who’s doing the beating.

The ‘Scream’ Franchise Is Back—Sans Antisemites.

It seems that Melissa Barrera – and those who followed her off set – may have inadvertently saved the franchise from itself. In getting back to basics, the film found a way to connect with audiences from both the past and the present.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.