House passes Republican health bill with 39 Democratic votes

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House passes Republican health bill with 39 Democratic votes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-passes-republican-health-bill-39-democratic-votes-071544716--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tR04szuCniAmu8ZlS3wdpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-16T071544Z_1_CBRE9AE1RBP00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama meets with health insurance chief executives at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama meets with health insurance chief executives at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Mark Felsenthal and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the most significant legislative rebuke to President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, 39 members of his Democratic Party voted for a Republican bill in the House of Representatives on Friday aimed at undermining his signature domestic policy. The measure, which would allow insurance companies to renew and sell inexpensive, limited-coverage policies that have been canceled because they don't meet the standards of the new healthcare law that took effect on October 1, passed 261-157. Twenty-nine of the 39 Democrats who voted for the Republican bill are running for re-election in competitive races, according to rankings by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Obama's approval ratings have plunged during the past six weeks, as the rollout of the healthcare program that is his top domestic achievement has been beset by technical glitches with the federal online insurance website designed to allow consumers to shop for policies.</p><br clear="all"/>

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