Health care legislation heads to the House

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Intro:	A resolution urging Missouri's governor and attorney general to write a letter to President Barack Obama about his health care reform bill now moves on to the Missouri House floor.
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Wrap: The House Rules Committee voted seven-to-four in favor of the resolution requesting the president to hurry up and have the Federal Supreme Court rule on his health care bill's constitutionality.

Out of the four Democrats serving on the rules committee, all four voted no.

These Democrats also represent Missouri's largest and historically liberal, urban areas: St. Louis City, Columbia and Kansas City.

St. Louis City Representative Mike Colona says the resolution doesn't accurately reflect the opinion of the Missouri General Assembly.

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Description: Colona: "So, if we send a singular resolution to the president stating we're against this health care proposal as a state, it's just not accurate, it's inappropriate."

Republican Dixon Representative David Day says he expects the resolution to pass the House floor.

From Jefferson City, I'm Kyle Tons.

Intro:	A resolution dealing with the Federal Health Care bill's legitimacy passed a Missouri House Rules Committee and will now be sent to the House floor.
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Wrap: The resolution requests Missouri's governor and attorney general to write a letter to President Barack Obama.

Supporters want Obama to hurry up the Federal Supreme Court decision of the constitutionality of his health care reform.

Republican Dixon Representative David Day says he supports the resolution because it helps relay a message from voters to the president.

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Description: Day: "I would like to think that any president would listen to what people are saying and I'll certainly give him the benefit of the doubt on that, so I'm hoping, if it reaches him, if we get that far with it, he'll at least give it some thought."

Day says he expects the resolution to pass the House floor.

The resolution passed the committee with a seven-to-four vote.

All four votes in opposition from the resolution came from Democratic representatives.

From Jefferson City, I'm Kyle Tons.