Senate Egos to Do Battle
</p> Take for instance this week’s battle over whether to include a public insurance option in a health care reform bill.
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Will Reform Cut Health Care Costs? Don’t Bet on It
</p> It’s no wonder the American Medical Association supports the House bill, H.R. 3200.
Health Markup Back in Session
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) reconvened his markup of a health care reform bill Wednesday morning, hoping to keep the panel on track to vote on the $900 billion measure later this week.
K Street Files: Hard Time
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]McCollum’s bill, the Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-Off the Nation Act, would ban corporations “from receiving any federal contracts, grants, or funds— from the Department of Defense
It’s Insiders Vs. Outsiders in Race For Seat Hoekstra Is Giving Up
</p> Former state Rep. Bill Huizenga, former professional football player Jay Riemersma and businessman Bill Cooper have already announced their campaigns. State Sen.
Pennsylvania: First Republican Files to Run Against Altmire
</p> “Unfortunately, Altmire has been quiet on large pieces of this bill,— he said in a statement.
Pelosi, Reid Work Separately
to pass a bill without one.
Ohio: Clinton Pens Last-Minute Money Appeal for Fisher
Former President Bill Clinton is lending his name yet again to help fundraise for Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for Senate.
Reid: No Columbus Day Recess
</p> “With all the things going on here, it just would not be right for us to take that week off,— Reid said on the Senate floor.
Obama’s Health Event Largely Steers Clear of Debate
Instead, the president, who appeared at the National Institutes of Health, focused his remarks mainly on an announcement that $5 billion of the stimulus bill would be devoted to federally supported medical
Suspension Rules Rule in House
</p> His stubbornness was so widely known that President John F.
Obama’s Focus Appears to Shift
</p> The president has not done a big-time health care rally since an appearance in College Park, Md., on Sept. 17.
Here’s the Deal: Open Seat in Georgia Draws a Crowd
</p> According to multiple Georgia insiders, the frontrunners vying for one of those top two slots are Evans, state Rep. Tom Graves, state Sen. Lee Hawkins and former state Sen. Bill Stephens.
Democrats Join War of Words
Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.) said the Democrats’ bill “essentially said to America’s seniors: drop dead.— Rep.
Heard on the Hill: What Happens in the RSC Stays in the RSC
</p> Guess Leahy will just have to decide whether he looks better in spurs or a cape. </p> </p> Frist Dings Lott.
Inhofe: EPW Republicans Will Not Try to Sink Climate Change Measure
</p> Inhofe said the bill — likely to be introduced Wednesday — will easily pass the committee.
GOP Pokes at Climate Bill Divisions
</p> Republicans kicked off their effort last week by offering amendments to a spending bill to restrict the administration’s ability to regulate carbon emissions without Congressional action — playing
Losers Upbeat After Finance Markup
</p> Baucus maintained that any bill that includes the measure cannot garner 60 votes on the Senate floor, saying that’s why his bill includes a proposal to create nonprofit medical cooperatives instead
Obama Drafts Health Care Fallback Plan
</p> Sources differed on how far the process has gotten, with some saying a bill is basically finished and others saying they are aware only of a partially completed effort.
Son of Chafee’ Health Reform Bill May Be Most Likely Outcome
</p> The fear is legitimate because it is just what the Republicans did to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the Democrats with the Medicare prescription drug bill.