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- Capital Briefs November 23, 2009 23 Nov 2009 20:56 GMT
... by Majority Leader and thus permit the Senate to vote on President Obama’s nomination of controversial jurist ... public option. : Six Republican members of Congress last week called on the Internal Revenue ... members of Congress to support or oppose legislation. Along with Sen. (R.-Okla.), the signers of ...
- Political: Senators Shaheen And Bennet Argue Health Care Reform Will Contain Costs 23 Nov 2009 20:56 GMT
... D-N.H., and Michael Bennet, D-Col., discussed the Senate's health care reform bill on a conference ... Over the weekend, despite objections from both Republicans and Democrats to parts of the legislation, the Senate voted 60 to 39 to ...
- Cantwell Hails Senate Vote to Begin Historic Health Care Reform Floor Debate 23 Nov 2009 20:56 GMT
... voted with the majority in a 60-39 Senate roll call vote to begin a historic floor debate ... historic floor debate on health care reform legislation. This action, which required a 60-vote “supermajority” ... to the federal deficit. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Senate bill ...
- Graham Opposes Senate Health Care Bill 23 Nov 2009 20:55 GMT
... Nov 23, 2009 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON ... made this statement on the health care legislation unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) late Wednesday. "Remember ...
- RetireSafe Calls on Seniors to Grab their Bullhorns to Save Medicare from Rationed Care 23 Nov 2009 20:55 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the Senate Democrats moved forward to begin the debate ... to its supporters warning that the Senate legislation would ration their care. "If seniors fail ... both of their U.S. Senators (and their Representative) now to tell them not to cut ...
- Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair? 23 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
... expanding insurance coverage to millions. But the Senate takes a different approach, including an unprecedented tax ... go up as a result of this legislation because we're making it more fair for ... they'd chase you out of there," says Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn. The House bill includes ...
- Democrats, Republicans spar over health care bill 23 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
... spar over health care bill (NECN/ABC) - Senate Democrats hope to begin final debate on their ... but the White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill know, if reform is to ultimately pass, ... are united against the 2,000-page piece of legislation, holding laundry list of grievances. The bill ...
- Dems: We'll push health care bill alone 23 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
... D-N.Y. "But we're not going to not pass a bill." Schumer dueled with Republican Sen. Kay Bailey ... in the Finance Committee, to back final legislation. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million ... during weeks of arduous debate ahead. Both bills would require all Americans to carry health insurance, with ...
- Arkansas farmers detail crop losses from flooding as congressional panel meets in Little Rock 23 Nov 2009 20:53 GMT
... farmers detail crop losses from flooding as congressional panel meets in Little Rock LITTLE ROCK, ... year's weather have caused during a U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing. The hearing, held ... chairman earlier this year. Lincoln has introduced legislation along with U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., ...
- Health Bill Moves to Senate as Democrats Are Still Divided over Abortion Issue 23 Nov 2009 20:53 GMT
... A handful of Democrat centrists say they can't support the government-sponsored ... is expected to last for weeks. Top Senate Democrats have already indicated that they're willing ... on Sunday Meanwhile, the House managed to pass a bill with a public option, but it remains ...
- Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas targets 23 Nov 2009 20:50 GMT
... consulting international negotiators and key players on Capitol Hill about signing up to a provisional target at ... number that would be contingent on our legislation,” Stern said from Copenhagen, where he was ... the administration would get out ahead of Congress—pledging something that 67 senators may not be ...
- Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas? 23 Nov 2009 20:50 GMT
... the minority party in both houses of Congress. What health care proposals have they advanced, ... out many provisions of the Democrats' 1,990-page legislation, such as new requirements for employers to ... John McCain won in 2008. - Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President ...
- Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair? 23 Nov 2009 20:50 GMT
... expanding insurance coverage to millions. But the Senate takes a different approach, including an unprecedented tax ... go up as a result of this legislation because we're making it more fair for ... they'd chase you out of there," says Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn. The House bill includes ...
- Sens. Reid and Dodd may pay a price for their clout on health care, financial regulation 23 Nov 2009 20:37 GMT
... WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of ... knowing there is time to bend the bills more to Obama's liking before final votes occur. Obama ... either senator to manipulate the massive, complex legislation in ways to appeal to ordinary voters. ...
- Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care 23 Nov 2009 20:37 GMT
... (AP) - WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined ... D-N.Y. "But we're not going to not pass a bill." Schumer dueled with Republican Sen. Kay Bailey ... cleared the way Saturday for debate on legislation unveiled by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. The ...
- U.S. will propose emissions reduction before Copehagen talks 23 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
... stance of the past nine years. No legislation will have passed through Congress before December ... feelings of the Congress. The House has passed a bill that calls for a 17% greenhouse gas ... greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2020. The bills being bandied about the Senate set a ...
- Health Highlights: Nov. 23, 2009 23 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
... advice, Health Care Reform Bill Moves to Senate Floor for Debate Senate Democrats managed to ... Democrats managed to push health care reform legislation past a key hurdle on Saturday night, ... has already been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, although some major differences would have to ...
- For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways 23 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
... WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of ... knowing there is time to bend the bills more to Obama's liking before final votes occur. Obama ... either senator to manipulate the massive, complex legislation in ways to appeal to ordinary voters. ...
- Democrats Step Up Push for Votes on Health Care 23 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
... Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, hopes to improve the legislation “in a non-ideological, bipartisan manner.” The two ... out to them after he unveiled the Senate measure, encouraging them to bring forward their ...
- Dems will pass health bill alone 23 Nov 2009 20:33 GMT
... Schumer. "But we're not going to not pass a bill." Schumer dueled with Republican Sen. Kay Bailey ... cleared the way Saturday for debate on legislation unveiled by Majority Leader Harry Reid. The ... during weeks of arduous debate ahead. Both bills would require all Americans to carry health insurance, with ...
- Top Democrat vows to push through new health care 23 Nov 2009 20:31 GMT
... rowdy Senate floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to ... Schumer. "But we're not going to not pass a bill." Schumer dueled with Republican Sen. Kay Bailey ... during weeks of arduous debate ahead. Both bills would require all Americans to carry health insurance, with ...
- Poll: Most Americans opposed to Democrats' health care bills 23 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... As the Senate moves the health care bill forward, the ... of American voters support the health care bills that have been put in circulation by House and ...
- Zach Wamp: Time To Stop Piling On Debt - And Response (4) 23 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... treat Medicare patients. I have always supported legislation to prevent these cuts from taking place, ... by savings from medical liability reform. The Senate voted last month with a wide bipartisan ... in the U.S. House of Representatives, 12 bills were presented to raise the debt ceiling, and he ...
- Rep. Moore becomes first House member to announce retirement 23 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... Rep. Moore becomes first House member to announce ... he voted for the stimulus, climate change legislation and the healthcare bill. What his exit ... contents of this site are © 2009 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsisiary of News Communications, ...
- NJ Assembly selects new leaders for new session 23 Nov 2009 20:26 GMT
... NJ Assembly selects new leaders for new session The ... Watson Coleman. The Democratic majority in the Senate is also choosing new leaders Monday. South ... post there. The leaders will determine which bills get voted on after Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office ...
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