Healthcare Bill!!!

From today's NY Times.

Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House


Published: November 7, 2009
WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday night, advancing legislation that Democrats said could stand as their defining social policy achievement.



(November 8, 2009) After a daylong clash with Republicans over what has been a Democratic goal for decades, lawmakers voted 220 to 215 to approve a plan that would cost $1.1 trillion over 10 years. Democrats said the legislation would provide overdue relief to Americans struggling to buy or hold on to health insurance.Visit the New York Times for the rest of the article.

All I can say is that I hope this bill has a chance - a real chance - of making it through the Senate.