Senate Approves $447 Billion Dollar Spending Bill

The Senate approved $447 billion in spending for the 2010 budget year - money needed to fund the federal government after this week. On a vote of 57-35, the Senate approved the spending plan.

The bill also authorizes about $600 billion in federal spending on government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, funding that is set by formula and cannot be altered by Congress.

So totaling about 1.1 Trillion, do you think that the government should cut some programs, or do the American people need these programs for our day to day lives?

The Senate Sets Aside a Bill to Restrict Federal Funding for Abortion, probably for good.

Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Neb.) amendment 2962 (To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions.) was voted 54-45 to motion to table, or set aside.  So it looks like American tax payers will most likely be paying for women's abortions if the Health Care bill is passed.

If you do not agree with paying for abortion you may want to contact your representative in the senate.

Click here to view the results of the vote.

A Liberal view of the Health Care Bill

OK, all you liberals will praise this and all you conservatives will cringe.  But I think this gives a good idea of what the Democrats are trying to push for the Health Care Bill.

Obviously he supports the bill.  I think the ideas he states are good, but will it come with consequence?  That's the important question.

President Obama talks about Jobs.

Whether you love him, hate him, or neither, he does have a direct impact on you.

Senator John McCain's Views of the Health Care Bill.

Part 1

Part 2

Here are the Main points that Senator McCain talks about in the videos.

• $500 billion in Medicare cuts, and it will directly impact citizens.
• Please, No cuts on Hospice.
• Challenged to see how you can have $500 billion in cuts and not have a direct impact on senior citizens.
• Seniors from his state are outraged.
• Doesn’t want the cost cutting of this bill to go on the backs of the seniors.
• Wants people to call the Whitehouse, because the lobbyists have been there in big numbers.
• Where is the Malpractice reform in the bill?
• Where is the ability to go out of state to find a policy?
• The transfer of power to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
• Federal would take insurance regulation away from the State Governments.
• The bill will raise insurance for individuals not supported by employers by 13%
• Medicare Advantage will be cut by $120 billion
• Send the bill back to be reworked, and lets get it right.