Forrister: Companies Need Certainty, Not Delay
(Just wait for that tax bill with no loopholes.) </p> But waiting won’t work this time, because the climate and energy debate is now fundamentally different in three respects.
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Liberals Threaten to Derail Health Care Deal
</p> “One of the arguments we’re given to vote for the bill is that if we show the process is moving forward, it looks like we’re moving in the right direction.
Finance Negotiations Hit Roadblock
makes things better, not worse, but that’ll never happen if Democrat leaders tell Republicans to take a hike by forcing the committee to move on an all-Democrat bill.
Bennett and Freed: It’s the Economy, Stupid
</p> President Barack Obama understands this.
Richter: The Senate Can Improve on the House Bill
</p> The House version of the climate bill, which passed by a narrow margin, offers some hope, but it misses the mark on several accounts.
Rockefeller Pushes Back Against Co-Op Plan
Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is fighting back against plans by the gang of six bipartisan Finance Committee health care negotiators to approve a bill with a nonprofit medical cooperative as opposed to a public
Sandor: It’s Time U.S. Benefits From Cap-and-Trade
The Waxman-Markey bill that narrowly passed the House in June had a cap-and-trade system at its heart.
Kennedy to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Obama has publicly praised Kennedy’s work on education and health care reform and in April signed into law a national service bill named the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
Reilly, Rowe and Tierney: Guidelines for Reliable, Affordable Cap-and-Trade
</p> While we still favor a simple price cap, a properly designed reserve allowance provision, like that found in the House bill, can be effective as a mechanism for managing economic risk.
Boehner to Democrats: Good Luck Defending Health Care Bill
</p> Boehner said the deadlines set by Democratic leaders were mistakes and have hurt their ability to move the bill through the legislative process.
Durbin: Finance Bill Critical Before Recess
—</p> The No. 2 Senate Democrat said he feels much more optimistic about the ability of a bipartisan group of Finance members to produce a bill — and have it marked up — before the Senate leaves for a
NAW Lays Out Health Care Reform Criteria
</p> The letter also said it will mobilize against a public insurance plan option and against any new or increased taxes on business or on employer-paid health insurance benefits.
Democratic Health Care Deals Far From Sealed
</p> House leaders who have struggled for weeks to bring fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats on board announced a deal paving the way to get the bill through the Energy and Commerce Committee, but
Freshmen Brace for Attacks
</p> “I think one of the hits we took on energy was the fact that we didn’t go out there and sell it,— Driehaus said. “It was the right bill. It’s the right thing to be doing.
Baucus: Close to a Deal
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday that his bipartisan group of health care negotiators is close to an agreement on a reform bill that would cost around $900 billion over 10 years
Enzi Pushes Back Against Talk That Health Deal Is Near
Mike Enzi (Wyo.), one of three Republican negotiators attempting to hash out a consensus health care reform bill in the Finance Committee, cautioned Wednesday that much work remained before a deal can
No Easy, Early Exit for Weary Senators
</p> That ambitious agenda does not even include a travel promotion bill that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he wanted to resurrect before heading home to tourism-heavy Nevada.
Enzi Warns That Negotiators Need More Time
</p> He said he is worried that Democratic leaders will bow to liberal demands for a government-run insurance option but use tax and revenue language from the Finance Committee to pay for it.
Managing to Win
“She developed a bill which will expand opportunities for Peace Corps volunteers who want to transition into health care workers.
Heard on the Hill: Law, Order and Public Finance
The silver-haired actor came to Capitol Hill on </p> Wednesday to lobby for a wonky campaign finance reform bill that would create a system of public financing for Congressional races.