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- Senators prepare for upcoming health reform battles 23 Nov 2009 15:41 GMT
... moved their sweeping health bill to the Senate floor, where wheeling and dealing over major ... a bill,' he said." Reid said moderate Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., plans to work with "Sens. ... Democrats'" (Pierce, 11/23). : "In discussions with Senator Reid, Senator Landrieu won more than $100 ...
- Democrats hold line, but cracks show 23 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... Senate Democrats pushed ahead with President Barack Obama's ... Leader Reid as it is written," said Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the last Democrat to ... conceded that "We know not all 60 senators in my caucus agree on every aspect ...
- Democrats hold line, but cracks show (Today) 23 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... Senate Democrats pushed ahead with President Barack Obama's ... Leader Reid as it is written," said Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the last Democrat to ... conceded that "We know not all 60 senators in my caucus agree on every aspect ...
- Health-Care Haggling Heats Up 23 Nov 2009 15:42 GMT
... the minority, have leverage to shape the Senate debate. They portray the legislation as a ... for U.S. taxpayers. "It raises premiums," said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) on "Fox News ... and smaller matters that might win over senators wavering in their support. Saturday's vote was ...
- Health-Care Debate: The Return of the Public-Option Trigger? 23 Nov 2009 17:52 GMT
... of bills that make it to the Senate floor for a full debate wind up ... a done deal. A few of the senators who voted Saturday to begin debate on ... earlier version of this post incorrectly said Sen. Carper represents Maryland. He represents Delaware. ...
- Health care bill rests in moderate Democrats' hands - 11/20 23 Nov 2009 07:13 GMT
... for U.S. trial lawyers predicted that moderate Senate Democrats could be an obstacle to President Barack ... American Association for Justice's Washington lobbyist, Linda Lipsen, correctly said at her organization's national convention in ... Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware. But so far, they have ...
- Congress: Little maneuvering room 23 Nov 2009 14:35 GMT
... AM by Mark Murray Filed Under: “Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation ... is working with Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) to come up with an 'alternative' ... tough race at home in Nevada -- senators are eager to vote on health care before Christmas ...
- Health Care Reform Passes First Senate Hurdle 22 Nov 2009 02:40 GMT
... a party line vote of 60-39, the Senate voted Saturday evening to proceed with debate ... "save lives, save money and save medicare." Sen. Christopher Dodd, (D-Connecticut), told reporters that "everyone ... a reporter after the vote, said that Senators Chuck Schumer, Thomas Carper and Mary Landrieu ...
- Reid pulls together Senate Dems to take huge step on health reform 22 Nov 2009 02:20 GMT
... Most senators sat impassively as they voiced their vote, ... Lincoln (Ark.) resisted pressure from Reid, their Senate colleagues and outside groups to declare their ... their party – for now, at least. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a third centrist whose ...
- How to amend, and not amend, the Senate health reform bill. 22 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
... Possibly he had in mind a by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., to require states that fail to ... public option over which the president, the Senate, and the Health and Human Services Department ...
- Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives 22 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... meet certain health guidelines. John Ensign, Republican Senator from Nevada, and Tom Carper, Democratic Senator from Delaware, co-sponsored an amendment ... limit to as high as 50%. The Senate Finance Committee gave it a thumbs-up in ...
- Proposal would allow Amtrak passengers to pack firearms in checked baggage 22 Nov 2009 06:31 GMT
... security measures on trains, too. The U.S. Senate has voted to allow Amtrak passengers — ... spending bill, was backed by all four senators from Kansas and Missouri. It’s unclear whether ... Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens,” said U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas. Critics say the ...
- Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise 22 Nov 2009 05:40 GMT
... centrists working on public option compromise Liberal Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a vocal proponent of ... work out a potential compromise with centrist senators, Democrats said Saturday night. Schumer's office pushed ... other parts of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), said that ...
- Carper, Kaufman join Dems in health care vote 22 Nov 2009 17:34 GMT
... 22, 2009, 12:10 PM EST Delaware Democratic senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman joined 56 ... as two independents, in voting to allow Senate debate on an administration-backed health care reform ... completely along party lines, with only Ohio Sen. George Voinovich not joining his fellow Republicans ...
- How health care reform could fall apart 22 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... their signature issue. As one of the Senate most liberal members, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), told POLITICO’s ... undoing. Public option proponents, including Sanders and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), say they have already given up ... Enter “The Hammer,” an idea from Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) States that lack affordable choices would ...
- Let the Amending Begin! 22 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... Possibly he had in mind a by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., to require states that fail to ... public option over which the president, the Senate, and the Health and Human Services Department ...
- Another View: Lax oversight unacceptable on government projects 22 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
... than originally estimated. As chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal ... Government Information, Federal Services and International Security, Sen. Tom Carper suspected several agencies of under-reporting. Some 16 ...
- Planning to pass something, anything 22 Nov 2009 09:51 GMT
... something, or anything, on health care reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apparently has made a ... a fallback position, Reid has assigned Delaware's Tom Carper to come up with something. That's because ...
- First One-Hour Air Quality Standard For Sulfur Dioxide to Be Proposed by EPA 22 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... Volume: 40 Number: 46 November 20, 2009 First ... standards simply fail to protect public health, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said in a statement. “I have ...
- Three Democrats could block health bill in Senate 18 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., says he is not ... fight over it even begins on the Senate floor. "I think what is most important ... get the bill to the floor." Some senators who were previously considered potential obstacles to ...
- Senate health reform bill timeline slipping, Reid plans caucus meeting today 19 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
... Senate action on health care reform before the ... Harry Reid has said he will allow Senators to read the bill before he brings ... quiet on it. Also, CongressDaily reports that Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., is "working on a ...
- Senate healthcare reform bill: What's taking so long? 18 Nov 2009 02:30 GMT
... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses ... focused on the cost containment issues,” says Sen. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia. Other moderates ... details are still in flux. For those senators not directly involved in final negotiations on ...
- Senate unveils its health reform plan 19 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT
... WASHINGTON | Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined an $849 billion ... “We’ll wait and see,” Lincoln said. Added Sen. Evan Bayh, an Indiana Democrat, “I’m going ... to be tested in several ways. Some senators are likely to seek a vote on ...
- U.S. Senate lays out $849 billion health plan 19 Nov 2009 09:42 GMT
... not to like about this bill?" asked Senate Health Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The ... every aspect of the massive bill. As Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., a key architect of ... to be tested in several ways. Some senators probably will seek a vote on a ...
- Sen. Carper Supports EPA Plan To Strictly Control SO2 Emissions 18 Nov 2009 18:57 GMT
... sulfur dioxide emissions, winning the support of Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety subcommittee. Sulfur ... current climate bill debate in Congress. The senator is working on a three-pollutant bill with ...
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