North Country Dems split on historic Healthcare vote

The North Country is now — astonishingly — represented by three Democratic members of Congress, all of them elected since 2006.

Late last night, the trio split two-to-one in favor of the Democratic healthcare bill.

Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-Utica), whose district includes all of Herkimer County, voted Yes.

This from the Utica-Observer Dispatch:

“There are items I think could be improved,” Arcuri said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C. “There are some parts of the Senate bill I like better, and some parts of this bill I like better than the Senate version. I look at this as piece of the whole — this is the first step in a process.”

Rep. Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh), whose district includes most of the North Country, also voted Yes.

Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls), whose district stretches from Saranac Lake down through Lake Champlain and Lake George, voted No.

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