Vote rejects GOP bid on home-care funds
Posted: December 6, 2009 at 7:05 a.m.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (from left) and Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Mike Johanns of Nebraska discuss Saturday’s defeat of Johanns’ home-health amendment.
The Senate on Saturday voted to reject a Republican proposal to restore $42 billion in funds to home health services in broad health-care overhaul legislation, turning back another attempt to derail the bill.
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