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House Takes First Step Towards Health Care Reform

  • The House passed an historic overhaul of the health care system. The legislation reduces the number of uninsured by 36 million and creates savings for tens of millions of middle-class and aspiring middle-class Americans. The Senate is due to take up its own version of reform soon.
  • After weeks of delay, the House and Senate passed legislation extending unemployment insurance by 14 weeks in all states and six additional weeks in the states hardest hit by the economic downturn. The President has signed the bill into law.
  • The House has expedited implementation of rules protecting consumers from abusive credit card practices. The Senate, however, is unlikely to act on the measure.
  • The Senate is preparing for a showdown over climate change. Two separate bills, which might be merged before a final vote, create a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions and a renewable electricity standard that requires 15% of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2039. The House passed its own climate change legislation over the summer.

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