House Health Bill Under Fire
</p> But Democratic leaders defended the bill and vowed concerns would be fully vetted.
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Franken Replaces Whitehouse on HELP Panel
Al Franken (D-Minn.) will take his seat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee now that the panel has voted out its health care bill, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Wednesday
Lobbying of GOP Heats Up on Health Care
</p> The Finance Committee was hoping to unveil a health care reform bill by week’s end that scores the support of most Democrats and a handful of Republicans.
Obama Gets Tough on Timeline for Passing Health Reform
</p> Speaking in the Rose Garden, Obama said Tuesday’s unveiling of a House bill and Wednesday’s approval of legislation by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee should “provide the urgency
Obama Has Candid’ Talk With GOP Senators
</p> President Barack Obama met Wednesday afternoon with Republican Sens.
Campus Notebook: God, Communists and the CVC
</p> In their complaint, the group argues that the engraving “diminishes nonbelievers by making god-belief synonymous with citizenship.
Virginia: Not Goode Fundraising for a 2010 Comeback
</p> In fact, Goode brought in all of $182 from April 1 to June 30.
A Lincoln Legacy
</p> New exhibits include Lincoln’s arrival in Washington, life in the Lincoln White House and Civil War milestones.
Walberg Seeks to Retake House Seat
</p> One former Schwarz supporter said the CEO of the Michigan Association of Realtors, Bill Martin, is thinking about running in the GOP primary.
Shop Talk: Great Scott, Another State!
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]“The Florida Democratic Party is in the best shape it has been in years,— Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said in a statement from the state party. “We won’t miss a beat with Scott.
Many Eye Maloney’s Big Apple Seat
—</p> As recently as a decade ago, liberal Republicans were still winning political office on the East Side — and Maloney, in fact, ousted one of them, then-Rep. Bill Green, back in 1992.
Intel Probes May Yet Turn to Cheney
—</p> Hoekstra said he has yet to see proof that a probe of the assassination program is warranted.
Campus Notebook: Freezing Heller
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]The move comes just weeks after the House passed a spending bill that increases MRAs — the Congressional office budgets — by 8 percent for fiscal 2010.</p> Rep.
Stop Sign Ahead for Highway Bill
An 18-month extension of the current bill “puts a Damocles sword of uncertainty over the future of transportation,— Oberstar said. “It is unacceptable.—</p> Mica agreed.
Finance Democrats Eyeing Markup Next Week
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) expects the Finance Committee to begin marking up its health care reform bill sometime next week, although he still doubts a bill will pass out of the Senate
Abortion Battle Looms in Health Care Debate
</p> Abortion foes say draft versions of the House health care bill allow for the possibility that the Health Benefits Advisory Committee will recommend that abortion services be included as part of a
Just in Case, Boxer Invites Highway Bill Earmark Requests
With the 2005 highway bill nearing its Sept. 30 expiration date, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is preparing to pass a “clean— extension, just to carry the current programs over for
Criticism Grows on REAL ID
</p> “PASS ID advocates portray the bill as a means of maintaining the 9/11 Commission recommendations in a more flexible manner than offered by REAL ID,— the duo wrote.
House Health Bill Unveiled
</p> The House Democratic bill was unveiled as that pressure rose to pass separate bills out of the House and Senate before Members leave town for August.
Obama Aides Say President Is Lobbying Furiously for Health Bill
</p> In recent days, Senators and aides have suggested the president wade more deeply into negotiations in order to accelerate progress toward getting a bill to the floor.