North Carolina Representatives Vote on Health Care

Here is how North Carolina Representatives voted for the House Health Care Bill in November 2009

According to the House's online records, Democratic Reps. Larry Kissel, District 8; Mike McIntyre, District 7; and Health Shuler, District 11, opposed the bill, along with Republican Reps. Howard Coble, District 6; Virginia Foxx, District 5; Walter B. Jones, District 3; Patrick T. McHenry, District 10; and Sue Myrick, District 9.

Voting for the bill were Democratic Reps. G.K. Butterfield, District 1; Bob Etheridge, District 2; Brad Miller, District 13; David Price, District 4; and Mel Watt, District 12.

The 1,990-page, $1.2 trillion bill passed the house 220-215, with 219 Democrats and one Republican voting "yes" and 39 Democrats joining 176 Republicans to vote "no."

The bill's cost, which is estimated over a decade, would be met by cutting Medicare spending by more than $400 billion. The measure creates a tax surcharge of 5.4 percent on income over $500,000 in the case of individuals and $1 million for families.