This week Senate lawmakers continued to debate numerous proposed amendments to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) health care reform bill.READ»
Lawmakers returned to Washington this week after a heated August recess to continue to negotiate health care reform. Americans remain sharply divided on legislation: In a Gallup Poll released Tuesday, 39% of those polled say they would direct their member of Congress to vote against a health care reform bill this fall, while 37% want their member to vote in favor of a health care reform bill.READ»
Massachusetts Election of Senate Republican Recasts Debate: Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts Senate seat Tuesday night, Democratic leaders have been scrambling to revive what could now be a dying bill. The loss of the Democrat's 60th vote in the Senate opens up the legislation to a Republican filibusterREAD»
With Congressional lawmakers back in their districts for summer recess, the health reform debate is heating up. The national discussion on reform has shifted away from Washington, as members of CongressREAD»
The Senate’s health care reform legislation has still not yet been unveiled, but there are reports that an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office has found the bill to be more costly than expected, so Senate Democrats are already considering new ways to pay for the bill. READ»
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President Obama has availed himself of almost every major medium in this month's PR blitz. 60 Minutes, Jay Leno, ESPN, CNN, primetime press conference, The New York Times. Now he's taken to the Web, keeping Americans apprised of his ...READ»
Senate Banking Committee Passes Credit Card Reform Bill
With a 12 to 11 vote, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a bill that would curb questionable credit card practices. In a recent speech President Barack Obama made ...READ»
Nearly 31 percent said they thought the Democratic bills would make their personal financial situation worse, compared with 10 percent who said it would improve their family budgets.
* Forty-two percent said the nation's fiscal condition would suffer because of the legislation, compared with 26 percent who said it would get better.READ»
Americans Support Incremental Steps to Reform: In a newly released Rasmussen Reports survey , 52 percent of American voters continue to oppose the health care plan proposed by President ObamaREAD»
The Week in Health Reform—Federal Legislative OverviewThe White HouseOn March 3, President Obama continued his push for Members of Congress to complete health insurance
reform legislation within the upcoming weeks. He delivered a ...READ»
As we near the end of a busy week in Congress, WellPoint sent a letter to Congressional Members highlighting the detrimental impact of current legislation on our health care system. READ»
This week, Senate Finance Committee members voted on the committee's health care reform bill, and the conversation shifted to how to reconcile the bill with pending legislation from the House.READ»
Given that the Senate is expected to require much more time than the House to vote on a health care bill (see below), it is likely there is not enough legislative time left in 2009 to wrap up a bill for Christmas delivery to the White House.READ»
This week, legislators from the Senate Finance Committee waited for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide a cost estimate for the revised health care reform bill before bringing the legislation to a committee vote, now expected to take place next week.READ»
rejection of two amendments, one from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and one from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), that would have incorporated a public option in the bill.READ»
