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Ryan Grim is the senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post. He is a former staff reporter with Politico.com and Washington City Paper. He won the 2007 Alt-Weekly Award for best long-form news-story and is the author of the book, "This Is Your Country on Drugs."

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Pelosi Backs Off Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 10, 2009

Read More: Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Public Option
The public health insurance option died on Thursday, December 10, 2009, after a months-long struggle with Senate parliamentary procedure. The time of death was recorded...
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Rep. Gutierrez Slams GOP For Misunderstanding Bill (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 10, 2009

Read More: Geico Socialist, GOP Finance Reform, GOP Regulatory Reform, Gutierrez Speech, Luis Gutierrez, Luis Gutierrez GOP
Luis Gutierrez is one of the livelier members of the House of Representatives and the Democrat from Illinois was in true form on the House...
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Outline Of Senate Health Bill Agreement Emerging

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 9, 2009

Read More: #Hcr, Ben Nelson, Cbo, Cbo Score, Harry Reid, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Jeff Merkley, Maria Cantwell, Medicare, Medicare Buy-In, Medicare Part D, Office Of Personnel Management, Public Option, Senate Bill, Senate Health Bill, Trigger
Senate Democrats emerged from a caucus-wide meeting Wednesday evening tight-lipped about the elements of the "broad agreement" that has been reached on health care reform...
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Bank-Friendly Dems Shut Down House, Threaten To Kill Wall Street Reform

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 9, 2009

Read More: Barney Frank, Barney Frank Banks, Big Banks Congress, Cfpa, Consemer Finance Protection Agency, Frank Regulatory Reform, John Boehner Banks, Melissa Bean Banks
A group of Democrats friendly to Wall Street interests forced a delay in consideration of the landmark financial regulatory reform bill scheduled to hit the...
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Breakthrough: Health Care Talks Advance In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 8, 2009

Read More: Abortion, Ben Nelson, Health Care, Health Care Abortion, Nelson Amendment, Senate Abortion, Senate Abortion Amendment
Senate negotiators emerged from a full day of meetings Tuesday saying they had made genuine progress toward a deal on health care reform. They declined...
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Shock: American Bankers Association Comes Out Against Bank Reform

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 7, 2009

Read More: Aba, Accounting, American Bankers Association, Bank, Bank Reform, Banks, Cfpa, Consumer Financial Protection Agency
The American Bankers Association is glad that the House Financial Services Committee made a number of changes to a financial reform package that it requested,...
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Rockefeller Knocks Conrad: 'It's Always About North Dakota'

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 7, 2009

Read More: Conrad Medicare Plan, Health Care Reform, Jay Rockefeller, Kent Conrad, Rockefeller Conrad, Rockefeller Knocks Conrad
It's a Congressional paradox: The closer negotiators get to a deal, the rougher and more personal the rhetoric becomes. By that measure, Senate Democrats are...
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Health Care Reform Could Skip Final Step, Roll Right Through House

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 7, 2009

Read More: Harry Reid Ping Pong, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Ping Pong Legislation, Ping Pong Senate
The health care reform bill that passes the Senate might be the one that ends up on President Obama's desk, bypassing the usual House-Senate conference...
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GOP Would Require President, Cabinet, Staff To Enroll In Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 7, 2009

Read More: Coburn Public Option, Congress, David Vitter, Health Care, Health Care Debate, Health Care Reform, Public Option, Republicans, Tom Coburn
Senate Republicans opposed to a public health-insurance option intend to introduce an amendment Monday that would require not just members of Congress to enroll in...
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Obama Silent On Public Option In Speech To Senators

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 6, 2009

Read More: Barack Obama, Democrats, Harry Reid, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Public Option, Senate, Senate Democrats
As President Obama finished his speech to the Democratic caucus in the Capitol's Mansfield Room on Sunday afternoon, Joe Lieberman made his way over to...
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Nelson Ready To Bust Pharma Deal: 'They Need 60 Votes, Don't They?'

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 6, 2009

Read More: #Hcr, Barack Obama, Big Pharma, Bill Nelson, Drug Companies, Drugs @y:Politics, Florida, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform Bill, Obama Administration, Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Phrma, Senate, Senate Democrats, Senate Finance Committee, White House
Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said on Sunday that if leadership doesn't work with him on his amendment that would break the White House...
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Pharma Deal To Be Tested On Senate Floor

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 5, 2009

Read More: #Hcr, Barack Obama, Big Pharma, Byron Dorgan, Canada, Charles Grassley, David Vitter, Democrats, Drug Companies, Drugs, Gop, Health Care, Health Care Reform Bill, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Pharmaceutical Companies, Prescription Drugs, Reimportation, Senate Health Care Bill, White House
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has promised to allow a vote on re-importing prescription drugs from Canada as an amendment to the health care...
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Snowe Rejoins Dems At Public Option Negotiating Table

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 6, 2009

Read More: #Hcr, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Blue Dog Democrats, Gang Of 6, Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mary Landrieu, Olympia Snowe, Public Option, Senate, Trigger
In a breakthough in Senate negotiations around a public health insurance option, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) sat down with centrist conservative Democrats for the first...
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Obama Says Recovery Efforts Come Before Deficit Reduction

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 4, 2009

Read More: Deficit, Obama Deficit, Obama Job Summit, Obama Jobs, Obama Jobs Decifict, Obama Jobs Summit, Unemployement
President Barack Obama on Thursday disputed the notion that he is overly concerned about the budget deficit -- and as a result, is under-reacting to...
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Bernanke Channels Willie Sutton In Assault On Social Security: 'That's Where The Money Is'

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Ryan Grim   |   December 4, 2009

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Fed, Federal Reserve, Medicare, Senate Banking Committee, Social Security
Ben Bernanke has overseen the greatest expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in its history, pouring trillions of dollars into Wall Street firms at...
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