Stories Related to Majority Leader: House Will Pass Health Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is predicting that the House will pass historic health care overhaul legislation Saturday to extend coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and ban insurance companies from turning people away....

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