Tenn. delegation splits vote 2 "yes," 7 "no"

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Two Tennessee members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted with the majority in passing a health care reform bill over the weekend.

Steve Cohen of Memphis and Jim Cooper of Nashville - both Democrats - voted for the measure late Saturday.

Fellow Democrats Lincoln Davis, Bart Gordon and John Tanner voted against the bill, which passed 220-215.

All Republicans in the Tennessee delegation - Marsha Blackburn, John Duncan, Phil Roe and Zach Wamp - voted against the bill.

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