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Nov 8, 2009 12:53 pm US/Mountain

Colo. Delegation Votes Mostly Party Line On Health

Reporting
Howard Nathan
DENVER (CBS4/AP) ― All but one member of Colorado's congressional delegation has voted along party lines on the health care reform bill that narrowly passed the U.S. House.

Four of Colorado's five Democratic House members backed the bill that passed 220-215 last night. Rep. Betsy Markey voted "no," saying the measure doesn't do enough to cut health care costs for families and businesses.

Markey represents the 4th Congressional District, which covers most of Colorado's eastern plains and voted Republican for more than 30 years before last year's election.

Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar voted for the bill. Republicans Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn voted "no."

"Where does this bill take us? It encourages competition among insurance companies, giving us more choices and more stability so we can choose from hundreds of different policies, including shopping across state lines," Polis said.

Coffman said competition is not possible with government-run public option included in the bill.

"I don't know how anybody competes with the government that doesn't pay taxes and doesn't keep the books the way the private sector has to keep the books," Coffman said.

The bill requires more businesses to provide health care coverage. Coffman believes that'll threaten businesses with an annual payroll of $500,000 or more.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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