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</p> “For the last few weeks we, and other members of the Banking Committee, have been engaged in serious negotiations, with the goal of producing a bill that strengthens our regulatory structure and
</p> According to Free and Strong America PAC’s monthly report, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. Howard P.
</p> A GOP source familiar with the decision confirmed Tuesday morning that the announcement will take place at 2 p.m. in Huntsville, where Griffith keeps a Congressional office.
—</p> White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said health care reform is close to becoming a reality.</p> “Health care reform is not a matter of if,’— Gibbs said.
To wit: ��Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Senate/ The right held up a health care bill, no matter what was in it.� </p> That Slick GOP </p> Like good fences, shoveled sidewalks make
</p> Doing so while putting together a respectable bill — and this is a respectable bill, one that actually got better during the negotiations — is also noteworthy.
</p> A key point came this fall when Griffith was one of the first Democrats to join with House Republicans for a “read the bill— discharge petition for legislation mandating that all bills before the
</p> That’s not sustainable, and it’s certainly not due to a lack of options.</p> One pipe solution already exists and has been available for decades.
If the tax (and bill) make it to conference, conferees will face a test. So here’s the first question:1. Which of the following statements is true?
</p> Senators voted 60-40 to invoke cloture or beat back a GOP filibuster of the manager’s amendment to the bill. The move clears the way for passage of the massive reform measure by Christmas.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday defended the special treatment granted to certain states under the Democrats’ $871 billion health care package and said the bill would be a huge step
Thursday, when the Senate is scheduled to cast a final vote on the health care bill.
Senate Democrats were increasingly unhappy with Lieberman; many felt he was looking to bring down the bill, and few were in the mood to compromise with him.</p> But then Sen.
Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) to reverse his position on the Democratic health care bill, the Omaha World-Herald is reporting.
Monday vote, which would mean that a cloture vote to end debate on the manager’s amendment to the health care bill would fail.
</p> “Some who are progressives, they feel this bill doesn’t go far enough [but] this bill will do so many good things for people,— Reid said, adding that, “the broken system cannot continue and it
</p> Reid’s cloture motions capped a long day on Capitol Hill that started with a 7:20 a.m. vote on the Defense appropriations bill.</p> As part of his deal to secure the vote of Sen.
</p> But that version of the bill did not include key abortion provisions prohibiting the federal government from funding abortions. Sen.
</p> Johanns refused to directly criticize Nelson.
</p> Stupak, who opposes abortion rights, inserted an amendment into the House health care reform bill that would explicitly prohibit federal funds from being used to pay for abortions under the new law