“My vote for the landmark health care reform law,was one of the most important choices of my lifetime.” ~ Bill Owens.

Next week the Supreme Court is scheduled to release their decision on President Obama’s health care bill. [1]
The bill passed in March of 2010 by 219-212 vote after more than a year of bitter partisan debate. All 178 Republicans opposed it, as did 34 Democrats.[2]
When promoting his healthcare bill President Obama reportedly told House Democrats that newly-elected Rep. Bill Owens proved that members could run on a platform of comprehensive reform and still be elected to Congress. "He said to look at Bill Owens," the aide recalled. "There is a House seat that's been in Republican hands for more than one hundred years. But Owens didn't run away from reform. He campaigned on it. And he still got elected."[3]
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However, in the shadows of a failing economy and the pending Supreme Court decision over the Presidents healthcare Bill, Congressman Bill Owens and at least half a dozen Democratic officials have said in recent days that they won't attend the Democratic National Convention this September in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the president will formally receive the party's nomination for a second term.
A spokesman for Bill Owens explained by
"He just has a packed schedule back home," he said. [4]

Sources:
[1] New York Times Business Day
Awaiting the Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling
Huffington Post
[2] Health Care Bill Passes: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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[3] Obama Points To Bill Owens To Pitch Health Care Reform

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[4] Kathy Hochul, Bill Owens To Skip Democratic National Convention

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  “My vote for the landmark health care reform law,was one of the most important choices of my lifetime.”  ~ Bill Owens website