2 Republicans and 1 Independent
No, zero Republicans voted for this bill in the Senate.
health care reform
The core of health insurance reform is mandatory coverage. The President and Congress already meet this requirement.
Canadian Senators are not elected to their office. Instead, they are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. There are currently 105 Senators in Canada.
Nope, not one republican vote.
Takes away the monopoly the insurance and Pharmacorps have on the Health care industry. But I guess that is only a disadvantage if you are a CEO or a Republican...
The Wisconsin Idea is credited to Wisconsin progressive Republican Robert La Follette. Three of the reforms in the Wisconsin Idea are labor reform, civil, service reform, and stopping political contributions by corporations.
The progressive movement brought about a reform in the election of US senators. The reform provided for the direct election of senators into the legislature.
Individuals cannot vote directly on US health care reform (actually health insurance reform). This is something Congress works on and only your Representatives and Senators have a direct vote. If you like or don't like what was done, you can let them know what you think. If you don't like what comes out of the process, you will have to opportunity to vote for someone else to represent you in the Congress.
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Senate Republicans want step-by-step solutions that reduce health care costs but don't require large bills and a Washington take over of the health care system.
Obama is the president that proposed the health care reform and implemented it.