Obama pushes Senate to pass health bill

From: The Washington Times | December 16, 2009

President Obama urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to make history by passing their health care overhaul bill, with the understanding that this could just be the first in a series of legislation to repair the nation’s health care system. Democrats said they are closing in on the final votes they need to pass their bill, voting Tuesday evening to kill an amendment to allow Americans to import prescription drugs from a handful of other countries. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, North Dakota Democrat, and strongly opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, failed in a 51-48 vote – short …

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