Senate Health Care

Byrd Rule To Send Health Care Back To House, Rules Parliamentarian

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Republicans succeeded early Thursday morning in finding two flaws in the House-passed health care reconciliation package. Neither is of any sub...

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The Most Ridiculous Amendments To The Health Care Reconciliation Bill

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans know that the health care reform process could be derailed if the Senate decides to adopt any changes in reconciling the bill passed by th...

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Senate Picks Up The Ball On Health Care Reform

Roll Call | David M. Drucker and Emily Pierce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democrats on Monday are set to pick up the battle over health care reform where the House left off, but the path forward remains uncertain as R...

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Is Reconciliation Undemocratic?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's been some talk "out there" that reconciliation is an undemocratic process, because it doesn't go through the regular legislative channels. That's just wrong.

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Senate GOP Launching New Campaign Against Health Care Law

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Republicans are poised to try to reignite the health care debate by launching a coordinated political messaging offensive to target Democrats a...

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Rep. Weiner On Health Care: 'This Bill Is A 51 Vote Plan And Not A 60 Vote Plan'

The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's new healthcare proposal will likely gain only Democratic support, and that's a good thing, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said today. ...

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Daschle: Democrats Should Show 'Political Courage' And Pass Senate Health Care Bill

The Hill | Walter Alarkon | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Democrats should "do the right thing" and approve the Senate's healthcare bill, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said Monday. ...

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GOP, Dems Prepare For Legal Challenges Over Massachusetts Senate Seat

The Weekly Standard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Appointed Senator Paul Kirk will lose his vote in the Senate after Tuesday's election in Massachusetts of a new senator and cannot be the 60th vote fo...

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Kill The Bill? Some Progressives Say Nothing Is Better Than Senate Health Care Bill

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate health care bill is so compromised, some progressives argue, that it would be better to try to kill it than fight for its passage. In ligh...

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Ben Nelson Threatens To Oppose Health Reform Without Restrictive Abortion Provisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Tuesday that he won't vote for health care reform unless the bill contains the same sort of restrictive abortion provisi...

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Ron Wyden Wins Big Concession On Health Insurance Exchanges

The Hill | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have taken a long stride toward locking down the...

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Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Reporting By Ryan Grim One of Congress's foremost champions of abortion rights said on Monday that the Senate did not have the votes to add a mo...

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Health Care Provision Would Cover Christian Science Prayer Treatments

The Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill woul...

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David Sirota: Senate Health Care Bill Is A 'Handout To The Health Industry'

USA Today | David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Senate health care bill betrays the promise of fundamental "change" Democrats made during the 2008 election. It cloaks a handout to the health ind...

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Joe Biden:

New York Times | JOE BIDEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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IF I were still a United States senator, I would not only vote yes on the current health care reform bill, I would do so with the sure knowledge that ...

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Rockefeller On Obama Meeting: 'Frustration And Angst'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders o...

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Reid: Senate Health Care Deal 'Better Than The Public Option'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The public option may be dead, but Democrats have a stronger proposal on the table, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press confere...

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Senate Health Care Bill: What's Next

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal memb...

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Harry Reid: 'I'm Not Using Reconciliation'

Politico | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first key test vote on his $848 billion health care bill will be taken Saturday, but he declined to say whe...

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Graham: House Health Care Bill Would Die In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared on Sunday that the health care legislation passed by the House of Representatives would be "dead on arrival" ...

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Obama Tells House Democrats He Supports Senate Tax On Cadillac Health Care Plans

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signaled to House Democratic leaders Wednesday that they'll have to drop their opposition to taxing high-end...

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Senate Votes Yes On First Health Care Vote

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama has passed its sternest Senate test, overcoming Republican delayi...

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Coburn: 'We Are Trying To Kill This Bill'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okl.) acknowledged the obvious on Friday, stating that the goal of his parliamentary shenanigans and the Republican Party as a whol...

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Lieberman Wins: Medicare Compromise On Chopping Block

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Lieberman has forced his will on the Senate Democratic caucus and the nation as a whole. After the party reached a compromise last week to effecti...

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Getting The Job Done Right: Strengthening The Senate Bill To Fully Protect Competition

David Balto | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, the market for health care is structured such that conflicts of interest, a lack of choice and a lack of transparency significantly hinder meaningful competition. With health care reform, we can change that.

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