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It may have passed the Senate with 60 votes, but that vote wasn't the one that enacted the bill into law. Because of the changes Sen Reid made, that Senate vote kicked the bill back to the House for the final vote that would make it into law: 219 voted in favor, 212 voted against, which equals 50.8%.Guess again, bud. The ACA passed the Senate with 60 votes.
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session
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H.R. 3590 (111th): Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- House Vote #165 -- Mar 21, 2010
This is the Senate's health care bill. The bill started off with text regarding an unrelated matter but the Senate is co-opted this bill as a vehicle for passage of …
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