Senate Closes In on Health Care Deal
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Activists Gather to Protest Health Care Legislation
</p> The group — part of the “tea party— protest movement — plan to sit in their Senators’ offices until given a chance to talk to their Member of Congress about the Senate’s health care reform bill.
Brown Withholds Support on Emerging Health Bill
But Brown said he wants to review the final bill before making any decision on whether to support the package. </p> “I’m continuing to talk to people.
Schumer Quietly Works Immigration
</p> Schumer and Graham appear to be taking a different tack this time, hoping to quietly build support for a bill before holding high-profile meetings with influential lawmakers, the administration and
House Democrats Unveil Massive Immigration Reform Plan
</p> Bill supporters say they are optimistic that they will find the 218 votes to pass the bill by spring, despite its current lack of support among Republicans and moderate Democrats.
Liberals Find Coal in Stocking
</p> Later, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs rejected a call by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) to “kill— the bill.
House Dashes for the Finish
</p> On tap is a $626 billion Defense spending bill loaded with scaled-down patches for unemployment and other benefits; a two-month debt limit increase totaling about $200 billion; a roughly $150 billion
Health Care Protests Descend on Capitol
Let ’em know you’ll be back.— </p> “This is redistribution of wealth. I think Joe the Plumber figured that out a long time ago,— Bachmann said of the Democratic health care reform bill.
Financial Services Industry Takes Its Anti-Overhaul Campaign to the Senate
</p> The chamber aggressively lobbied against several provisions in the House financial services bill, including the proposed consumer protection agency that will oversee the marketing of credit cards
Hoyer Optimistic a Health Deal Is Within Reach
</p> “The guts of this bill, on both sides of the aisle, is the adding of some 30 million-plus people to access to affordable, quality health care,— Hoyer told reporters Tuesday at his weekly roundtable
Editorial: Humbug
An omnibus bill containing six bills was jammed through each chamber over the past week.</p> It’s hardly the first time this has happened.
Parties Behave as if Congress Operates on a Parliamentary System
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Of course, a bill to provide substantial new regulation of financial practices, including creation of a new consumer protection agency, was not going to be met with zeal by most conservatives
Senate Rejects Measure to Reintroduce Prescription Drug Importation
Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) that could have blown a hole in the financing of the health care reform bill.
Reduced Tax Still Splits Medical Device Makers
</p> But as the Senate enters the final stretch of its consideration of the massive health bill, some in the medical device industry appear closer to reaching a truce, willing to accept half of a loaf
Texas GOP Businessman Preps Bid Against Rep. Edwards
</p> Bill Flores, the chief executive officer of Phoenix Exploration Company, will announce Wednesday afternoon that he’s running in Texas’ 17th, which includes Waco, College Station and Bryan.
Running For Congress With Family In The White House
</p> It’s unusual but not unheard of for a close relative of a sitting president or vice president to run for Congress.
DCCC Radio Ad Targets GOP on Financial Regulation
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going after five Republican members with a radio ad buy this week, seeking to paint their vote against Democrats’ financial regulatory overhaul bill last
K Street Files: On the Market
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GOP Senators Request Copy of CBO Score
</p> Republican Sens. Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Judd Gregg (N.H.) on Monday sent a letter to the CBO requesting the information.
Shaheen Chief Takes Family Legacy to Senate
—</p> In recognition of this accomplishment, Keefe displays one of the pens that President Lyndon Johnson used to sign the bill near her desk in the Hart Senate Office Building.