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November 9, 2009

Health Care Bill Passes House, Challenges Await in Senate

Late Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), marking a crucial step towards solving the health care dilemma facing our nation. The bill passed by a vote of 220 to 215 with 39 Democrats in opposition and only one Republican, Anh Cao (R-LA), voting in support of the bill. CLICK HERE for a summary H.R. 3962.

In our country’s history, the House has never passed a health care bill as broad and important as H.R. 3962, but our job is far from complete. Certain members of the Senate have already vowed to do everything in their power to not only block reform, but also prevent a vote from ever taking place. Not only is this undemocratic, but the Senators that plan to take these inhibitive actions are offering no comparable solutions of their own and are simply turning their backs on the millions of Americans that would stand to benefit from health care reform.

Please find a list below of how New Jersey’s members of Congress voted on H.R. 3962:

Robert Andrews (D-01) – YES

Frank LoBiondo (R-02) – NO

John Adler (D-03) – NO

Chris Smith (R-04) – NO

Scott Garrett (R-05) – NO

Frank Pallone (D-06) – YES

Leonard Lance (R-07) – NO

Bill Pascrell (D-08) – YES

Steven Rothman (D-09) – YES

Donald Payne (D-10) – YES

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) – NO

Rush Holt (D-12) – YES

Albio Sires (D-13) – YES

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