Senate Passes Health Care Bill Backed By Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 (National News) By Kathy Wray Coleman Editor of The Determiner Weekly.com and The Kathy Wray Coleman On line News Blog and Media Network The Senate on Christmas Eve morning passed a health care reform bill backed by the Obama administration 60 to 39. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was supported by a majority of Senate Democrats, follows a similar health care reform bill dubbed America's Health Care Reform Act that passed the House Nov. 7. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Oh) was among the Democrats that backed the initiative in the House. In response to the Senate's unprecendented passage of the bill President Barack Obama said in a press release to the Determiner Weekly.com the following: “Good morning, everybody. In a historic vote that took place this morning members of the Senate joined their colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a landmark health insurance reform package -- le...