House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi has conjured up plenty of old ghosts since launching the health care fight back in July, invoking Democrats who laid the foundation for this year’s push — like Franklin RooseveltFranklin Roosevelt and Harry S...Pelosi owes her current place on the cusp...
Oct. 30, 2009This Week in Health Care Reform This
week, lawmakers fine-tuned their reform proposals and, once again, the
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The Health reform bill passes by the US house by a narrow margin of vote of 220-215.Though the turning the reform bill into law remains not certain.
The US house needs 218 democrats for passing the health reform bill and atlast 219 of the democrats voted in favor , though 39 of them are against it.Among the republican only a single personal voted ...
What started out as a random banter from my brother in law, turned into an almost intense situation. He is a staunch republican, an ex army man and a citizen of the U.S. I on the other hand am a Democrat, a mom, grandmother and also a U.S. citizen.
Below is a copy of our conversation;
My B.I.L.
We look at Washington ...
(CNN) -- A Republican Party that struggled in the wake of recent Democratic landslides sprang back to life Tuesday with wins in hotly contested races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, according to CNN projections.
In Virginia, 55-year-old former state attorney general Bob McDonnell will be the first Republican to win the state's highest ...
News Source: Belleville News-Democrat
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With a historic floor vote looming on their health care bill, House Democratic leaders worked into the night Friday to round up rank-and-file Democrats who still had not committed to support the legislation despite weeks of cajoling and deal-making...
House of Representatives on Saturday is scheduled to debate a sweeping measure to reform the U.S. health care system, a major objective of President Barack Obama. Majority Democrats are still working to secure sufficient votes to pass the $1...
Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill Saturday. President Barack Obama was scheduled...
Democratic leaders trying to preserve a high-stakes Saturday vote on a House health reform bill battled a swift current of rank-and-file defections Friday as the White House swung into action to help corral the final votes. But progress was slower...
Ala. — Gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis has picked up an endorsement from a major union. The Democratic congressman received the support of Communications Workers of America Local 3902. It represents about 2,500 workers in the Birmingham area.
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 18 days ago
GOP leaders boasted that all 177 House Republicans stood ready to oppose the $1.2 trillion bill, which would create a new federally supervised insurance marketplace where the uninsured could purchase coverage. Consumers would have the option of...
House Democratic leaders were struggling Thursday to contain uprisings on the hot-button issues of abortion and immigration that have left them little margin for error as they attempt to push through a massive health-care reform bill ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders are adding changes to the final health care bill that will not be accessible online but may be aimed to appease rank-and-file. Dems Balk on Details of Final House Health Care Bill ...
What to watch for as the House votes, likely Saturday, on its version of a $1 trillion-plus health care overhaul that includes legislation to create a government-run public option.
According to Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN), House Democrats will vote on health-care reform Saturday at 6:00 pm ET. It is possible that the vote could come before 6:00 pm. But, according to Hill, 6:00 pm is "when it is all going down." ... President Obama
President Obama will travel down Pennsylvania Avenue Friday to speak privately with House Democrats on the eve of a critical vote on health care. The White House may be attempting to put more of a stamp on the legislation as...
A few hours later, Reid's office revised his remarks. "Our goals remain unchanged. We want to get health insurance reform done this year, and we have unprecedented momentum to achieve that. There is no reason why we can't have a transparent and
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