Reid Prepares to Move Ahead, But Nelson Vote Is Elusive
said late Friday: “There were lots of negotiations all day, and progress was made, and as Sen.
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Nelson Continues to Huddle With Reid
But Nelson said that the abortion issue is complex and that more needs to be done to reach a compromise on abortion.
Nelson Says He’s Still Not Sold on Health Care Bill
I know the focus has always been on abortion here, recently. But I’ve raised other serious concerns and those are being addressed as well,— Nelson said.
Nelson Lays Out Numerous Objections to Health Care Bill
But as it is, without modifications, the language concerning abortion is not sufficient.— Meanwhile, Nelson is coming under increasing pressure at home to vote against the package. Gov.
Sanders Pulls Amendment to Halt Coburn’s Delay Tactic
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday afternoon withdrew his proposal to create a single-payer insurance system after Republicans compelled Senate clerks to spend hours reading his 767-page amendment to
Blue Dogs Eye Senate Deal
With the Senate bill expected to come in both cheaper and without the public plan, some of those Blue Dogs say they plan to take a fresh look at the bill.
GOP Hunt for Rangel on Hold
.— Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said he knows only that the ethics committee is continuing its investigation. “I don’t have knowledge more than what I read,— Cantor said.
Democrats Face Uphill Battle to Beat Grassley
— “I think he’s a bit off his game,— said Bob Krause, a former state House Member and transportation official who is also seeking the Democratic nomination.
Parliamentarian Stokes Republican Ire
“I think the Parliamentarian was clearly biased in doing this,— Senate Republican Steering Committee Chairman Jim DeMint (S.C.) said following Frumin’s ruling that Sen.
House Democrats Eke Out Adjournment
Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) said he was still undecided as he headed into the vote but quickly voted in favor. “This was put together without much input from the rank and file,” he said.
Brown Withholds Support on Emerging Health Bill
I want to see what the bill looks like,— Brown said. “It’s a very good bill; it could be better and we’re going to keep fighting to make it better.
Parties Differ on Guantánamo Bay Closure
“I was here at the Capitol on September the 11th. I watched the smoke rise from the Pentagon. I walked in the ashes of Ground Zero one week later. Terrorism is not theoretical to me.
Lieberman Assures Democrats He’s Likely to Support Health Bill
probably be enough to secure his vote, according to a Senate Democratic source.Lieberman told the president and his fellow Senate Democrats, “From everything I’m hearing and everything I’m learning, I
Senate Rejects Measure to Reintroduce Prescription Drug Importation
Dorgan steered clear of criticizing the president’s — and his own party’s — efforts to defeat the amendment in order to preserve the delicate compromise with the pharmaceutical industry, but he said
GOP Promises Consequences for Gitmo Move
— “Without a vote, public hearing or detailed plan, the administration is moving quickly to force the citizens of Illinois to accept this unnecessary risk.
Senate Closes In on Health Care Deal
Ben Nelson (Neb.) was still looking for a resolution to the abortion issue, and several liberal Senators wanted to review the final product before accepting a package without the public insurance option
Parties Behave as if Congress Operates on a Parliamentary System
Daniels, he said, “would rather get something done than score political points.— McConnell is operating in the opposite framework.
Liberals Find Coal in Stocking
“What people like Howard Dean wanted, what Members of the Senate and the House want now, is a mix of increased accessibility for the millions of Americans that go every day without the safety net
K Streeters Bemoan Grueling Schedule
“I don’t think I’ve worked this hard in my entire career.
GOP, Democrats Flip-Flop on Debt-Limit Maneuver
conferees to “take all steps necessary to guarantee the full faith and credit of the government— innocuous-sounding language that GOP leaders intended to pave the way for a $700 billion debt-limit hike without