Health Care for America Now - Update

History was made last night

Late last night, the United States House of Representatives passed their health care bill with a vote of 220 to 215.

Never before in this country has the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive health care bill. The bill passed last night will guarantee us all quality, affordable health care. It will rein in insurance company abuses. And it will give us the choice of a public health insurance option.

A vote for this bill last night was a vote for the American people, for making health care a right. A vote against was a vote to continue to leave Americans' health and livelihoods at the mercy of the insurance industry.

Click here to find out how your Representative voted. If they voted for us, they deserve our thanks. If they voted against us, they deserve our outrage.

Your calls, faxes, and emails over the course of this campaign have brought us to this point. Members of Congress have told us they have heard you, and it is in large part due to your continued support that this bill passed the House of Representatives last night.

Like all bills, it was not perfect. We were particularly disappointed that 64 Democrats joined almost all the Republicans in voting to deny some women access to abortion services, which are a standard part of health insurance now. We will work, with your support, to fix this serious issue before the final bill is passed.

With the House bill passed, the Senate now must pass a bill to move the process forward towards the day when health reform is the law of this land. We will be calling on you more than ever to make sure the Senate passes a bill that meets our principles for real health care reform.

We can win this fight together.