House vote 220-215 as health plan passes
State’s lawmakers split 2-2 on measure
Sunday, November 8, 2009
In an unusual Saturday session that ran late into the night, the U.S. House took a major step toward overhauling the nation’s health-care system when it narrowly passed a bill that President Barack Obama said will “answer the call of history.”
The final tally was 220-215, with Arkansas’ four House members splitting their votes on the $1.2 trillion measure.
Of the three Democrats, Marion Berry of the 1st District and Vic Snyder of the 2nd District voted for it. Mike Ross, representing the 4th District, opposed it, along with 38 fellow Democrats.
John Boozman of the 3rd District, the state’s only Republican in the House, sided with his party and voted against the 1,990-page bill ...
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