The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama’s remake of the U.S. health care system. Thousands of people, including some North Carolina residents, are expected to head to Washington today to voice their concerns about the plan. A debate and vote are expected Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 trillion bill that would extend coverage to 96 percent of Americans, require employers to insure their employees and bar such insurance company practices as dropping coverage for sick people.
