Bush Veto of Medicare Bill Overturned

[CAL/AAEM News Service]

Bush Veto of Medicare Bill Overturned 

Source: The American Academy 
of Emergency Medicine

Date: January 07, 2009

 

Earlier today the House and Senate overrode President Bush’s
veto of the Medicare bill, blocking a 10.6% cut in Medicare payments to
physicians.  The bill -- H.R. 6331 -- now
becomes law.  President Bush had vetoed
it just before noon today

The House voted 383-41 to override the veto, surpassing the
two-thirds majority required.  The
override produced almost 30 votes more than the 355 to 59 vote by which the
House passed the bill June 24.  The
Senate later voted 70 to 26 to override the president's veto.  It originally passed the bill by voice vote
July 9 after voting 69 to 30 to overcome a procedural hurdle

Four Senate Republicans reversed their July 9 votes against
the bill:  Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran
of Mississippi, Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, and Christopher S. Bond of
Missouri.

Thanks to all of you who took the time to contact your
Senators to urge them to stop the Medicare payment cuts and bring H.R. 6331 to
a floor vote in the Senate.

 

Kathleen A. Ream

Director, Government Affairs

American Academy of Emergency Medicine

E-mail: 
aaemgov at aol.com

 



Abid Mogannam &
Brian Potts MD, MBA
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service
University of California, Irvine

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