Harry Reid

Sam Stein

Reid All But Certain That Health Care Bill Will Make It To Senate Floor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) feels nearly certain that he will get the 60 votes needed to pass the first major procedural hurdle when it comes to getti...

Ryan Grim

Reid Calls On Americans: "Contact Your Representatives Back Here In Washington And Push Hard"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Harry Reid, in a new Web video posted Thursday, makes the case for a public health insurance option and appeals to voters across the country to contac...

Harry Reid Excoriates GOP For Stalling Nominees On Senate Floor

Roll Call | Jessica Brady | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) excoriated Republicans on Thursday for stalling more than 200 executive and judicial nominees that in some ...

Stiletto Road

Robert Ellis Gordon | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Robert Ellis Gordon

When I took ill in 1989, I discovered what so many others had discovered: that private insurance companies didn't like me any more. Here's what else I've learned since then, and my message to the President.

Sam Stein

Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


For the past week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office has been looking for a Republican co-sponsor for an utterly non-controversial resolution...

The Health Care Ghetto

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

Will Americans actually be able to choose the public option or will it just be a health care ghetto for those of us who have been tossed out like unprofitable trash by the insurance industry?

Reid Family Attack Attempt Joked About On Talk Radio

Las Vegas Review-Journal | Benjamin Spillman | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


The wife of Sen. Harry Reid and others are striking back at unsubstantiated talk radio claims that seem to downplay or dismiss the story of a 1981 att...

Ryan Grim

Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to cobble together the 60 votes he needs to overcome an expected Republican attempt to block a floor vote o...

Reid: Republicans Are Like The Girls Who Wouldn't Dance With Me In High School (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


When it comes to health care reform, hurt feelings and escalating tension among members of Congress have become par for the course. Much like the ...

Health Reform: Look How Far We've Come. Now Where the Heck Are We?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Richard (RJ) Eskow

Putting Sen. Lieberman aside for a moment (and who wouldn't want to?), what can we expect to see if the final health reform bill conforms to Sen. Reid's outline?

Opt Out Public Option: A Red State Reaction

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

If any state is likely to exercise an opt out clause it could very well be the Grand Canyon state. Arizona often displays an independent streak when it comes to adopting federal proposals.

Health Care: I Hate Everyone, Part 2 in a Series, Democrats

Nato Green | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy


Nato Green

We may still get health care reform that's bad policy and bad politics. The Democratic Party gave me Stockholm Syndrome, which my insurance doesn't cover.

Lieberman Lies About the Public Option

Bill Scher | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Bill Scher

Lieberman announced today he would filibuster the health care bill because it contains a public option compromise. Why does he want to do this? I don't know (*cough* -- Aetna -- *cough* *cough*) exactly.

Obama Strikes Back -- First Year Agenda, Phase III

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Phase III: Obama Strikes Back. The Republicans are still leaderless and teabaggers have hung up their Lipton for the winter. Meanwhile, two-thirds of Americans still want health care reform.

Jason Linkins

Senators Who Could And/Or Will Screw Up Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Harry Reid boldly announced the bill would contain something public option-esque. But will a reform bill that contains as limited a measure as the opt-out plan survive the Senate?

How Lieberman Stole Reid's Candy and Drank Snowe's Milkshake

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Forty-eight hours ago, Snowe could have extracted almost anything from the Democratic leadership. Then 24 hours ago, Snowe became irrelevant -- and two hours ago, Lieberman seized his opportunity.

Media's Credibility (Not Public Option) Is What Is Dead

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media


Chris Weigant

The media has been pushing the "public option is dead" theme for so long, it's no wonder they're so astonished by yesterday's news that a public option will be included in the Senate bill.

NBC: White House Still Skeptical Public Option Has Votes

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


NBC News correspondent Chuck Todd reported Tuesday morning that the Obama White House, despite public expressions of support for Senate Majority Leade...

Sam Stein

How Reid Found His Silver Bullet: Opt-Out Pitched Just Three Weeks Ago

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Two months ago, the public option for insurance coverage was being read its last rites. On Monday, it was alive and well after Senate Majority Leader ...

The Public Necessity

Tom Sullivan | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Tom Sullivan

If America believes it needs not just a public option, but a public necessity, more Americans will have to get up off the couch and go get it.

Who's Killing the Public Option? President Obama With a Rahm-Bow

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Those fighting for a "robust" public option need to finally accept the hard truth that Barack Obama is not an ally. He's an obstacle.

Ryan Grim

Reid: "The Public Option With An Opt-Out Is The One That's Fair"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


The public option lives. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Monday that the bill he will bring to the Senate floor will include a p...

Public Option To Be Included In Senate Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insura...

Sam Stein

Reid Presses Forward With Public Option, But Trigger Vote Still Likely

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), on Monday, will introduce a health care bill that includes a public option for insurance coverage with a s...

Every Democratic Senator Must Vote to Allow an Up or Down Vote on Health Care

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

If a Democratic Senator votes to prevent his party from having an up or down vote on its top domestic priority, he is endangering the political lives of his swing district colleagues. That would be unforgivable.