Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010

Health Care Reform has been a major initiative of the Obama Administration since winning the 2008 Election. A variety of bills and potential legislation have been suggested and even passed by both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. On March 21, 2010, a Sunday, the House passed the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, a version of which (known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) had already been passed by the Senate. Passage of this bill by the House is the clearest line to getting health care reform passed for the Democrats of the 111th Congress.

Much of the vote came down to the votes of moderate Democrats who had previously rejected aspects of the House and Senate bills. Much of the attention on March 21st focused on Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak, who had previously inserted the so-called "Stupak Amendment" into a previous House bill, forbidding any federal funds from going to cover abortions or going to health care plans that paid for abortions. Stupak had said he was voting "no" on the bill, but following negotiations with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, he changed his position to supporting the bill.http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/88121-stupak-still-a-no-vote...⁴

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How to Play Seven Card Draw

Played similar to five-card draw, seven-card draw uses, as the name suggests, seven cards, some of which can be exchanged with the dealer to create the highest-ranking five-card hand. The game is fairly simple to learn and can be varied in numerous ways. This guide will help you get started and teach you how to play seven card draw.

Just like five-card draw, players receive a stack of hole cards, or cards dealt face down that only they can use. After an initial round of betting, players are permitted to exchange some of their cards with the dealer. After another round of betting, an optionally another round of draws, players show their hands, with the highest-ranking five-card hand winning the pot.

While the gameplay is very straightforward, varying the action is equally as simple. By increasing the number of draws each player is allowed or the number of cards they may exchange per draw, players have the opportunity to create better hands. Similarly, adding wild cards, such as a specific rank being wild or by adding jokers, higher hands, like a five of a kind, can be made as well.

Before playing either the standard version or a variation of seven-card draw, each player will need to learn the rules, ranking of hands and gameplay.

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