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11-7-09 2:13 PM EST
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The rule, approved by a 242-192 vote, saw no Republican support. It sets the
parameters of House debate on the measure, which will include votes on an anti-
abortion amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D, Mich.), a Republican
alternative to the bill, and the bill itself.
The rule also allows Democrats to bring up a long-term "fix" to the Medicare
physician payment formula, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D, Md.) has
said a vote won't occur on the measure until the week of
A spokesman for House Speaker
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires11-07-09 1413ET Copyright (c) 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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