LIers react to House passing historic health care bill
Quick ReadLong Islanders weigh in the House's passage of a historic Health care reform bill.
Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | Elena Melendy, 41, of Woodmere, a freelance Web consultant, said she pays more for her health insurance than she does on her rent. (Sept. 4, 2009)
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For many Long Islanders, watching the historic vote on the largest social program since 1965 - when Medicare was passed - generated mixed feelings.
The yearlong process of often rancorous debate left many of them frustrated and exhausted. No one interviewed said the legislation was perfect. Some thought it would create more problems. Yet many also embraced it as a landmark that they said could...
