Capitol Briefing Archive: Health Reform
Landrieu to vote yes on key health-care test
Leaving Democrats one vote short with hours to go, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) declared Saturday she will support a key procedural step to advance President Obama's health-care legislation.
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Paul Kane
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November 21, 2009; 1:11 PM ET |
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Senate launches health-care debate, with 2 Democrats undecided
In a rare Saturday session, the Senate launched the final hours of debate leading up to a nighttime vote that serves as a critical early test for President Obama's health-care proposal.
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Paul Kane
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November 21, 2009; 10:42 AM ET |
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Neb.'s Nelson agrees to health debate, leaving two senators undecided
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three centrist Democrats who had been undecided on Saturday's motion to debate the Senate health-care bill, has announced he will vote to bring the measure to the floor.
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Shailagh Murray
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November 20, 2009; 3:25 PM ET |
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Abortion-rights backers join health-care ad fray
Supporters of abortion rights have jumped into the advertising fray over health-care legislation, hoping to sway the Senate as that chamber inches toward voting on a reform bill.
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Ben Pershing
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November 16, 2009; 3:45 PM ET |
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Reid Looking at Medicare Tax Hike on Well-to-Do Couples
By Lori Montgomery Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid, days away from unveiling the Senate's version of health reform legislation, is considering a new tax on families earning more than $250,000 a year to help finance the package, Democrats said Thursday. Reid (D-Nev.) is looking at raising the Medicare payroll...
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Lori Montgomery
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November 12, 2009; 6:53 PM ET |
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New campaign targets Democrats for health vote
By Ben Pershing A conservative seniors' group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign against House Democrats who voted for the party's health-care reform bill Saturday, accusing them of cutting Medicare and saddling future generations with hefty deficits. The 60 Plus Association -- an advocacy group that calls itself the...
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Ben Pershing
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November 11, 2009; 2:04 PM ET |
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