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Congressman Jim Marshall voted against the health care bill that passed the house Saturday night with 220 votes saying yes and 215 representatives voting against the paperwork.

Saturday night's passage in the House of a 2,000-page, $1.1 trillion health-care reform bill has been heralded by some as a 'historic moment' and among the greatest advances in social legislation since the New Deal.

But as one of 435 members of the House or even the 100 in the Senate, an individual lawmaker doesn't often feel the warmth of the limelight.

For years, the location of this city's needle exchange program, in a nondescript strip mall close to highways and bus lines, was seen as a major asset.

The House has narrowly passed the Democratic-written bill on health care. The vote was 220 to 215.

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Two Democratic members of Georgia's Congressional delegation voted against a major healthcare reform bill late Saturday.

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Jack Kingston, R-Ga, on the Democratic health care bill : "This bill is a wrecking ball to the entire economy," said Representative Jack Kingston, Republican of Georgia.

The U.S. House is expected to vote on a historic health care reform bill on Saturday.

" President Barack Obama has signed the Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act authorizing the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of Girl Scouts and the achievements of the 50 million women across the nation whose lives have been influenced by Girl Scouting.

MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * New offensive launched by the Pakistani military Saturday in the insurgent haven of South Waziristan.

TERESA STEPZINSKI/The Times-UnionFirst mate Dale Bennett gets tips from Capt. Andrew Ross, who demonstrated how to splice and repair steel cables used to haul shrimping nets on their shrimp boat, Bernice II, at Mary Ross Waterfront Park in downtown Brunswick.

No amount of obfuscation can shield four Republicans in Georgia's congressional delegation from the crystalline correctness of state Democratic Party chair Jane Kidd's assertion that they are hypocrites.

More than 100 area residents crammed on to the steps of the Lowndes County Courthouse Saturday for a rally supporting President Obama's ongoing initiatives.

Representative Jack Kingston stopped in Homerville Monday morning for his 18th town hall meeting on health care reform.

Earlier this year, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - commonly referred to as the stimulus - without a single Republican vote in the House of Representatives.

This Monday, Congressman Jack Kingston of Georgia will be holding a town hall meeting in Clinch County.

As the health-care reform debate rages on nationwide, it's becoming more and more likely that some type of reform bill will pass this year, but will it be enough? Or too much? With the final version of the health-care reform bill yet to be written, our senators and congressmen are having a difficult time explaining what will and won't be included.

Rep. Phil Gingrey blasted the federal stimulus program before voting against it in February, predicting its chances of success were "slim and none" and that it would worsen the national debt.