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House votes down health insurance exchange, but isn’t dead yet

The House voted down a bill that would create parameters for a health insurance exchange — but then the bill was placed back on the Speaker’s table, showing that it is not dead yet.

The House voted 39-30 against the legislation, which normally dooms the bill for that year.

But Rep. Lucky Varela, D-Santa Fe, asked to reconsider and place it back on the Speaker’s table. Varela was able to do this because he voted in the majority — likely just so he could bring it back to the Speaker’s table.

Read more: http://www.nmtelegram.com/2013/02/28/house-votes-down-health-insurance-exchange-but-isnt-dead-yet/

Read more: http://www.nmtelegram.com/2013/02/28/house-votes-down-health-insurance-exchange-but-isnt-dead-yet/

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