Senate Tees Up Afternoon, Evening Votes on Saturday and Sunday
</p> The chamber will gavel into session Saturday around 10 a.m., and on Sunday sometime after noon to allow Members to attend church services in the morning.
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</p> The chamber will gavel into session Saturday around 10 a.m., and on Sunday sometime after noon to allow Members to attend church services in the morning.
Herseth Sandlin and Davis opposed the health care bill that passed the House by a slim five votes in November, while Loebsack voted for the legislation.
Now that the House of Representatives has passed health care reform legislation and Senate consideration of its bill continues, it is important to acknowledge how much has been accomplished.
</p> A couple of other incumbents could still find themselves in the same shape next year (Colorado’s Bill Ritter and Ohio’s Ted Strickland, both Democrats), while two other incumbents, Nevada Republican
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Now, as the first Senator since John F.
</p> Gear said there is an “ongoing dialogue— between the large builders and the NAHB.</p> NAHB President Jerry Howard was unavailable to comment for this article.
</p> This job represents House’s fourth position with the lawmaker.</p> While a senior in college in 2007, House interned for Hodes.
—</p> The union will focus on patient safety, health care and labor issues before Congress. The nurses union is especially keen on a Senate bill that would establish minimum RN-to-patient ratios.
</p> Republican leaders excoriated Democrats and President Barack Obama for pushing through a health care bill they characterized as a job-killer at a time of 10.2 percent unemployment.
</p> The president seemed well aware of criticism that Thursday’s session was just for show.
</p> In an e-mail sent to K Street donors and other GOP financial backers Thursday morning, lobbyist and Republican strategist T.J.
</p> The large doctors group sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) this week that outlined both support and reservations about various provisions in the bill now being considered
</p> Democrats are considering a range of parliamentary strategies to speed up the amendment process — and were still vowing to pass a bill before Dec. 25.
Senate Democrats are set to hold a special caucus on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. to discuss the health care reform bill.
Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is taking aim at a provision in the Senate’s health care reform bill that Republicans have dubbed “the Louisiana Purchase.
</p> Senate Democrats were loath to publicly criticize the White House but acknowledged that the president has set different goals for a bill and has not been heavily involved in their efforts to date
</p> Financial reform is unconscionably delayed and banks are paying out big bonuses while not lending, but it’s probable Obama will get a health care reform bill to sign by the time he delivers his State
—</p> House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), a supporter of Obey’s bill, said that while Obama has done “as good a job as possible in making a bad case— for maintaining a military presence
</p> If all goes as planned, Senators on Thursday will vote on an amendment sponsored by Sen.
</p> While the House Financial Services panel worked on sections of the bill separately, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is reviewing the overhaul legislation in its entirety.