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California Statewide Special Election - May 19, 2009

Democrat Health Bills Leave Gaps For Consumers


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to senators who will appear on the Sunday morning talk shows in his Senate office in Washington, DC, on Nov. 21, 2009.
Source: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families who'd now be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even with government aid. A new federal fund to provide temporary coverage for people with health problems would quickly run out of cash.


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Total Reporting
Prop 1A: High Speed Rail
 Yes: 52%

No: 48% 99%
Prop 2: Farm Animals
 Yes: 63%

No: 37% 99%
Prop 8: Same-Sex Marriage Ban
 Yes: 52%

No: 48% 99%
L.A. County Supervisor Dist 2
 Ridley-Thomas: 61%

Parks: 39%  100%
L.A. County Measure R: Transit
 Yes: 67%

No: 33% 100%

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