the new health care bill

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I copied this from a local paper :
During the House debate leading up to the roll-call vote, more than a dozen Democrats registered their opposition to the provisions of the bill as well as to its fast-track progress through the legislative process.

Rep. Sharon Treat, D-Hallowell, a member of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee, compared the bill to a used car “rushed off the lot so fast that the Bondo patching wasn’t even dry.”

The complex bill was “rushed out of committee” after an April 29 work session and approved along party lines without an opportunity for lawmakers to read it or have their questions answered, Treat said in her comments before the vote. The final language of the bill was posted online at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, she said, leaving lawmakers little opportunity to review it before voting on Thursday.

Treat urged legislative newcomers to resist the bill’s “hard sell” by GOP leadership and take the time to understand its impact on long-standing consumer protections and on the insurance industry.

“This will affect every insurance policy purchased in the state of Maine,” she said.

As you can see the bit about plenty of time to discuss the bill and absorb it was far from a week!
I'm sure the geek squad from "Maine heritage" is ecstatic so far but I doubt Mainers will be after they use their newly acquired watered down insurance policy. the word denied will be a very familiar word in Maine households!