US Senate health reform case receives key support

Photo: October 29, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the same version of the health reform bill in a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.　　Xinhua News agency/AFP US Democrat 19th won the support of a 60th federal senator for the health Care reform bill, the minimum number of votes required for the Senate to pass the bill.　　　　Democrats want to push through the Senate version of health care before Christmas, and many Republicans have vowed to continue the filibuster.　　Key vote Nebraska State Democratic Senator Nelson 19th and Senate Majority (Democratic Party) leader Harry Reid and other people discussed 13 hours, the ultimate agreement to vote for support.　　Reid immediately reported the "good news" to President Barack Obama on the phone. A total of 100 senators in the Senate.　　A minimum of 60 votes are required to pass the health care reform case. Nelson was more old-fashioned, confirming that the Senate version of the health reform case changed the previous attitude.　　The changes include restricting medical insurance to pay for abortions, the federal government providing Medicaid funds for Nebraska State, and opposing government-run insurance. "I know this is hard for some colleagues to accept. I agree that they have a right to disagree, "Nelson said at a press conference," but if these conditions are not met, I will not vote in favour.　　　　The Congressional Budget Bureau says the bill will cost $871 billion trillion over the next 10 years, with $483 billion trillion of dollars and new taxes cut by projects such as Medicaid, and a $132 billion trillion reduction in the government's budget deficit over the same period.　　As the rush holiday is near, Democrats hope to make the Senate pass health care on Christmas Eve.　　The Senate is scheduled to enter the voting procedure on 21st 1 o'clock, 22nd, 23rd to continue to vote, 24th late, that is, the final vote on Christmas Eve.　　In a routine weekend radio and Internet address 19th, Obama said the health care reform case "obviously won majority support in the Senate", "let's put an end to this long and vibrant debate and deliver on our promise of healthcare reforms ..." The widow of the late veteran senator, Vicky Kennedy, wrote in the Washington Post 19th: "I humbly request his (Edward) colleagues to complete his life's work, to complete the work of several generations, to vote for the bill and to put the health care reform into effect." Ted (Edward) often says that when one thing is finally done, people think why it takes so long.　　"The House of Representatives passed health reform November 7, the content and the Senate version of the bill differences." In accordance with U.S. law, the two chambers of Congress after the adoption of their own version of the bill, the two chambers Consultative Committee to the two version of "Integration", returned to the two houses to vote again.　　　　The new version of the bill was passed by the two chambers and signed by the President. The fierce obstruction of the Senate has historically been less in Saturday.　　In the biggest storm since the winter, the Senate's 19th meeting in Saturday to discuss healthcare reform appears to be a demonstration of the Democrats ' resolve.　Republicans continue to procrastinate by all means to prevent passage of health reform.　After discussion, the reform has been revised for 383 pages.　　At the insistence of Senate minority party leader McConnell, the staff will read the contents in full and expect to spend more than half of the day.　　"We will do what we can to stop it (health reform)," Republican senator Cornyn told AFP. McConnell said the health reform case involves cuts in federal health care programs, shelter projects and other funds, "a big tax increase" in the context of double-digit unemployment, "a train accident in the legislative field". (Yang Shuyi)