Republicans assert the legislation will lead to federal government control of the health care system, higher costs and deficits and debt, and bitterly complain about Democrat's plan to pass the Senate-approved bill without a direct vote, by packaging it with a separate measure of changes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

They need our help and I want a jobs bill on my desk without delay."

VOA: special.2010.01.30

But the bill could not pass without the support of some of them.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took the rare step of calling House lawmakers back to Washington to vote on the bill and send it to President Obama without delay.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

But Bill jumped on it without a thought.

VOA: special.2009.11.28