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</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Even if the health care reform measure that finally clears Congress gets a clean bill of fiscal health from the Congressional Budget Office, it will be spirited to the White House on a
</p> Republicans have been pushing the committee’s chairman, Barney Frank (D-Mass.), to delay the hearing, citing the need to take more time to review the draft bill that was released late last week.
Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) is coming under fire from liberals upset with his promise to filibuster any Senate health care reform bill that includes a public health insurance option, but it’s unclear how
</p> Ranking member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) asked that GOP Senators protest the markup, which is expected to last at least through this week.
—</p> Republicans accused Boxer of attempting to steamroll her bill through the committee despite their requests for a complete new analysis of the legislation by the Environmental Protection Agency and
</p> Senate Democrats last week were bristling at a CBO directive to not talk about the details of the health care reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sent along.
</p> “This lady clearly has an agenda that’s different from most Republicans,— Boehner said.
Most political memoirs are stale rehashes of talking points recycled from a politician’s days in office — Richard Nixon’s explanations of Watergate, for instance, or Bill Clinton’s refusal to honestly
</p> After months of debate within Republican ranks, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is finally about to release his health care bill, but the outline he gave reporters does little to cover
And he has enlisted big-name Democrats such as former President Bill Clinton and, more recently, former Vice President Al Gore, to rally the party faithful.
</p> The conflicting reports that so spooked Wall Street last week made it more likely that the revenue reductions and spending increases put in place by the stimulus bill adopted earlier this year won
</p> But in addition to the typical round-the-clock get-out-the-vote activity, the campaigns of Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman are scrambling to consolidate the support
</p> </p> Statewide Contests Overshadowed</p> If polls are correct, the clearest Republican victory is likely to come in Virginia, where a strong Democratic trend over the course of the decade appears
largely rural 23rd District Dede Scozzafava Bill Owens Doug Hoffman Bob McDonnell Creigh Deeds Chris Christie’s Chris Daggett </p> </p> rates the Virginia race </p> </p> rates the New Jersey
</p> “The best way to get a sense of what Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi’s takeover of health care looks like is to actually look at it,— Boehner said.
</p> Republicans have no illusions of substantively altering the Senate bill.
</p> But getting there will require leaders to hurdle hang-ups over abortion and immigration language, moderates’ gripes on the overall cost of the bill, liberal demands for symbolic votes on their preferred
.— </p> Through his spokesman, Schumer said he did not believe he deserved credit for getting Reid to put the public option in the Senate bill.
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]A shortage or elimination of common consumer products could become reality if proponents of government-mandated product substitution get their way. </p> H.R. 2868, led by Rep.
Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is examining new information related to his investigation into forged letters sent this summer opposing the House cap-and-trade bill.