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11/7/09

House Passes Health Care Bill-Again, History In the making!

I would like to give a big shout out and thank you to Rep. Joseph Cao of LA. He was the lone Republican who voted for the bill, proving that he cares about the needs of the people in LA. ~Mem

11:07 PM ET -- House health care bill gets votes needed for passage. 220 members of Congress -- including one Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana -- voted in favor of health care reform, advancing the legislation by the slimmist of margins. Forty-nine Democrats voted against the bill, along with 176 Republicans.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) cast vote #218, solidifying passage. Speaker Pelosi was "near sobbing," HuffPost's Ryan Grim reports.

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11/7/09

House Passes Health Care Bill-Again, History In the making!