Sparks Urges Davis ‘To Do the Right Thing’ and Vote FOR the Bill

by Glynn Wilson

After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding the nation’s health care system, setting the stage for a day long debate and an evening vote that could push the legislation across a historic threshold by midnight Saturday night, according to news sources in DC.

The House voted 242 to 192 to approve the rules of the health care debate, a vote that officially permits the chamber to proceed to the substantive merits of the legislation, according to the Washington Post. If all goes smoothly on the House floor, Democrats may be hours away from delivering on Obama’s chief domestic policy goal, by approving a 1,990-page bill that would require individuals to buy health coverage and would create an individual insurance market to provide affordable policies for people who do not receive health benefits through their employers.

House Passes Key Hurdle on Health-Care Legislation

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