A health care overhaul has passed the House in Washington without much help from Missouri’s Congressional delegation.

Democratic leaders in the House were able to convince enough reluctant Democrats to vote in favor of the measure to squeeze out a 220-215 vote and send the massive bill to the Senate. The vote came Saturday evening after President Obama delivered a pep talk to Democrats, urging them to “answer the call of history” and approve the trillion-dollar package. [Read more...]