BREAKING Universal health care bill fails to pass in California after not garnering enough support
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Democrats on Monday failed to gather enough support to advance a government-funded universal health care system, succumbing to intense pressure from business groups and the insurance industry in an election year.
While the measure would have created a universal health care system and set its rules, it did not say how much that system would cost or how the government would pay for it. Democrats had filed another bill that would impose hefty new taxes on businesses and individuals, hoping to separate the two issues.
California's total operating budget - which pays for public schools, courts, roads and bridges and other important services - is roughly $262 billion this year.
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