News Source: Miami Herald
| about 1 month ago
Democratic leaders Thursday invoked the spirit of generations of party heroes to rally their members of the House of Representatives behind a new healthcare plan -- but it's clear that winning a majority will be a tough fight. House Speaker Nancy...
News Source: CNSNews.com
| about 1 month ago
That's how many pages it takes to change health care in America, if the House Democrats get their way. How great is this bill?...Does this mean the end of the Aflac duck? As you might expect, John Boehner, the Republican leader in the House was...
News Source: CNSNews.com
| about 1 month ago
Nearly two-thirds of American women would rather have private health-care insurance than a government-run plan, according to a poll released Thursday by the Independent Women's Forum. The same proportion, two-thirds, also don’t think...
News Source: Politico
| about 1 month ago
For the past few days, the story line on the House health care bill has been simple: Nancy Pelosi couldn’t deliver for the liberals. Not enough votes for the “robust” public option. That’s true — as far as the public option goes. But in...
News Source: Politico
| about 1 month ago
Even before her bill reaches the House floor , health care reform has been a lesson in the limits of power for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — and in the immense challenge of managing disappointment on the left. The bill rolled out Thursday is weaker...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
If cajoling, deal-making and talking are the currency of Washington, the process that led to the 1,990-page House version of health care reform unveiled Thursday was all that on steroids. Leaders in the House rode herd over a freewheeling debate that...