Senate panel clears health bill with one Republican vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted on Tuesday to approve legislation that would reshape the American health care system and provide subsidies to help millions of people buy insurance, as Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, joined all 13 Democrats on the panel in support of the landmark bill. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Google News (U.S.), New York Times (Most Emailed)
It seems that an awfully high price was paid to gain a single Republican vote. I would think a strong reform bill without that one vote would have better served the American people.