Kucinich switches healthcare vote
Category Featured, Finance | Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat who has been critical of the president’s healthcare plans for not going far enough, announced today that he will vote for the House’s final bill — offering House leaders their first flip from a no-vote to yes as a close vote nears this week.
The Ohio congressman, who voted against the healthcare bill that the House passed in November, complained that it contained no “public option” as an alternative to private health insurance coverage. He is among a handful of Democrats whom House leaders are attempting to win on the imminent second, and perhaps final, vote on healthcare.