Blue Dogs See Signs of Hope
</p> Blue Dogs also pushed back against Obama’s call for passing a bill before the August recess.
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Obama and Allies Must Not Dawdle on Health Care Reform
</p> To be sure, the Clintons still could have had a bill enacted if they had been able to keep their Democrats together, and that is just as true with Obama in 2009.
Byrd Back on the Job
</p> Senate President Pro Tem Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to cast a vote on the Defense authorization bill after being sidelined by illness for nearly two months.
Pelosi to Caucus: We Are On Track for Health Care Vote
</p> Democratic leaders in the chamber are struggling to strike breakthrough agreements with moderates, who have pledged to block the bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee if a number of their concerns
Hoyer: Health Care Vote Before Recess Unclear
</p> “I’ll make that decision next week. I’m not going to make it now,— Hoyer told reporters at his weekly roundtable.
GOP Readies Summer Offensive on Health
</p> “If the bill increases costs, runs up the deficit and raises taxes in the midst of a recession then that’s not reform.
Rangel Scoffs at Pelosi’s Proposal to Tax Millionaires
—</p> But Rangel, whose committee passed the bill last week, doesn’t plan to rewrite the package.</p> “No one’s asked us to, and I don’t see any reason at this point to do it,— he said.
Reid Hopeful Finance Panel Will Get a Bill This Week
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday he remains “hopeful— that the Senate Finance Committee will finalize a health care reform bill this week, and he held out the specter of a possible
Bishop Pays $55K to Lawyers
</p> That investigation ended in late May, when the GBI determined no wrongdoing had occurred.</p> It is not clear whether Bishop’s recent legal bills are related to that investigation.
Democrats Demand Gitmo Plan
</p> “They will have no money available until we get a plan. It’s that simple,— House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said. “It’s my bill.
Obama’s Health Care Pitch Takes a Shot at Insurers, Drug Makers
President Barack Obama on Tuesday put in another pitch for health care reform, repeatedly decrying those he said would delay the bill in order to benefit politically.
Coburn Plays Nice When It Comes to Obama
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who like Coburn is a physician, have begun taping biweekly television “chat— sessions for the GOP Conference that are highly critical of Democratic plans; he voted against the bill
Gillibrand Opposes Thune Gun Amendment
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), the one-time vocal gun rights advocate, will vote against an amendment to the Defense authorization bill that would allow owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines
Heard on the Hill: Snubbing the Speaker
</p> But everyone gets lost once in a while.</p> On Tuesday, Chaffetz walked into a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing in Longworth and began reading a statement on a water bill.
Chamber to Hit Public Plan Hard
—</p> Josten said the chamber and its member companies aren’t trying to derail reforms and actually want a bill.
Finance Talks Still On Track
putting out a bill.
Texas Fights Kansas’ Bid for Research Lab
.— </p> By some estimates, the new facility could cost $500 million or more to build.
Analysis: House Health Care Bill’s Price Tag Tops $1.6 Trillion
</p> Democrats argue the number should be $1 trillion, a number provided by the Congressional Budget Office for the net cost of the portion of the bill affecting health insurance, and they boasted in
Health Timeline on Life Support
</p> But even as House Democratic leaders dial down hopes for quick action, the White House and top Democrats are trying one last push to get the bill done.
Road Map: Climate Change Will Be Senate’s Next Battle Royal
</p> “There’s a lot of opposition to climate change in the Senate,— said a senior </p> Senate Democratic aide. “You’re going to have to turn a lot of Democrats to get a bill.