CONGRESS: How Inland representatives voted
LONG-TERM-CARE INSURANCE: Voting 267 for and 159 against, the House on Feb. 1 sent the Senate a bill to repeal the 2010 health law's section on long-term-care insurance. The program already had been shelved by the administration on grounds it would not pay for itself, as the law requires.

House urges pay freeze for feds
WASHINGTON -- Here's how members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Feb. 3.

How they voted
WASHINGTON — Here’s how Reps. Joe Donnelly and Peter Visclosky, Democrats, and Sens. Richard Lugar and Daniel Coats, Republicans, voted last week.HouseSTUDYING LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE: The House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , D-Texas, to the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173). The amendment would have kept the bill’s provision repealing ...

Find out how your Treasure Coast lawmakers voted this week: Feb. 5
2010 Health Law: Members voted, 267-159, to repeal a section of the 2010 health law enabling workers to buy long-term-care insurance for paying health bills, remaining solvent and staying off Medicaid in old age. The administration already has suspended the program on grounds it is too costly to continue. A yes vote backed HR 1173.

The Non-Viable CLASS Act
One of Sen. Ted Kennedy's long-standing goals was the establishment of a federal program for long-term care for the infirm and disabled. This goal was – apparently – achieved posthumously when his Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act was incorporated into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).