Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted the same on eight out of 15 bills that involved some major insurance-related pieces of legislation in the 109th and 110th sessions of Congress, according to a report by A.M. Best’s BestWire. The presumptive presidential nominees of both major political parties matched affirmative votes for the Class Action Fairness Act and the extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act. They disagreed over expanding health savings accounts, with Obama opposing the measure. McCain favored repealing the estate tax — a measure Obama was against. McCain voted against extending the Children's Health Insurance Program, which Obama favored.

Obama Vs. McCain: Some Common Ground on Insurance Issues (BestWire 6/10/08)

June 17, 2008