Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: key health care votes
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2 [more]
Sen. Whitehouse voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Sen. Whitehouse voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
July 15, 2008
S 6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Status: House veto overridden
On Overriding the Veto H.R. 6331 [more]
Sen. Whitehouse voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.