House Dems drop 'deem and pass' in favor of separate vote on Senate health bill

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News Alert: House Dems drop 'deem and pass' in favor of separate vote on Senate health bill
02:15 PM EDT Saturday, March 20, 2010
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House Democratic leaders say they will take a separate vote on the Senate health care bill, rejecting an earlier, much-criticized strategy that would have permitted them to "deem" the measure passed without an explicit vote.

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