How Did Pa. Congressmembers Vote on Health Care Reform?
November 9, 2009
The U.S. House made history over the weekend by approving comprehensive health care reform.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act, passed by a vote of 220-215 during a rare Saturday session, would provide quality affordable health insurance for all Pennsylvanians and all Americans, while reining in health care costs for families, businesses and government. It will protect people with pre-existing medical conditions and prevent insurance companies from dropping your coverage if you become sick.
Below is the roll call on the legislation (HR 3962) for Pennsylvania's U.S. House members:
Yes Votes:
Rep. Robert Brady, PA-1 [D]
Rep. Chaka Fattah, PA-2 [D]
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper, PA-3 [D]
Rep. Joe Sestak, PA-7 [D]
Rep. Patrick Murphy, PA-8 [D]
Rep. Christopher Carney, PA-10 [D]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski, PA-11 [D]
Rep. John Murtha, PA-12 [D]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, PA-13 [D]
Rep. Michael Doyle, PA-14 [D]
No Votes:
Rep. Jason Altmire, PA-4 [D]
Rep. Glenn Thompson, PA-5 [R]
Rep. Jim Gerlach, PA-6 [R]
Rep. William Shuster, PA-9 [R]
Rep. Charles Dent, PA-15 [R]
Rep. Joseph Pitts, PA-16 [R]
Rep. Tim Holden, PA-17 [D]
Rep. Tim Murphy, PA-18 [R]
Rep. Todd Platts, PA-19 [R]
The House health care reform bill now heads to the U.S. Senate to be considered along with other reform measures.
Reforms are needed in Pennsylvania, where over the course of the past decade, the state has seen a steep decline in the number of people receiving health care through an employer policy. Only Michigan saw a bigger decline between 2000-01 and 2007-08.
The historically strong link between jobs and health care is eroding in Pennsylvania and across the nation, adding further urgency for Congress to reform the health care system. Click here for more details in a report on declining rates of employment-based health care in Pennsylvania and across the nation, which was jointly released by PBPC and the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute.
