Pelosi Gets a Pre-Recess Deal
</p> Everything from the makeup of a new public insurance option to the cost of the bill to the tax hikes to pay for it continue to divide Democrats.
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</p> Everything from the makeup of a new public insurance option to the cost of the bill to the tax hikes to pay for it continue to divide Democrats.
costs under the climate bill.
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</p> House Democratic leaders on Friday cobbled together and passed legislation to provide another $2 billion for the wildly popular “cash for clunkers— program.</p> The bill passed 316-109.
</p> That aid had been larger under the original bill, but was scaled to meet Blue Dogs demand to slash $100 billion from the measure.
have loosened D.C.’s gun control laws on a voting rights bill and adding conceal-and-carry language to the Defense authorization bill.
</p> Gibbs pointed to steps the administration took to help right the economy.
</p> Both leaders have insisted they want a bipartisan health care bill.
</p> The Ohio Republican dropped by the high-profile drafting session the House Energy and Commerce Committee held Friday to wrap up the health care reform bill but declined the, er, honor of being part
</p> But this has proved potentially illusory.
</p> O’Hair pleaded guilty July 20 to skimming money from an earmark that was provided to a Pennsylvania defense contractor by Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.).
</p> </p> Grass-Roots Group Hires DCI.
</p> “This is all new to us,— Payflex CEO Bob Natt said.
</p> So far, however, a federal soda tax has been a nonstarter.
</p> “We know what we’re up against,— the California Democrat said Friday.
</p> Speaking to reporters, Reid said the GOP Senators who have been negotiating for almost two months with Senate Finance Committee Democrats to craft a bipartisan bill are coming under increasing pressure
</p> So we can add “anti-jobs— and “anti-growth— to the bill’s description. </p> By raising the price of fossil fuels, the House-passed bill written by Reps.
bill that will cut oil imports and put us on a path to a low-carbon economy.
</p> Supporters of the bill say that such a system would boost public confidence and diminish the influence of lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
the current bill.