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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) plans to vote for health-care reform, giving Democratic leaders the required 60 votes and putting the Senate on track to pass the bill by Christmas, a top congressional source said. The House, which has already passed a health-reform bill, and Senate would have to reconcile their versions in January. Leaders hope to send a final bill to President Barack Obama's desk before his State of the Union address in late ...
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Republican Senators, who generally do not oppose the content of the defense measure, did seek to delay the progress of H.R. 3326 to delay the progress of the health reform bill. The bill is expected to be signed quickly by President Obama. It is expected that if this extension is enacted, the federal Departments of Labor and Treasury will issue guidance about how to handle the transition of individuals who have gone off the original ...
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15 hours ago ago from BudgetDeficit.net
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled that Congress may not send health-care legislation to President Barack Obama this year, fueling concern among some Democrats that the debate will continue into the 2010 election year.“We’re not going to be bound by any timelines,” Reid told reporters in Washington yesterday after a closed-door meeting of all Senate Democrats.With congressional elections coming up next year, some Democrats see ...
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22 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON Senator Ben Nelson, a pivotal figure in the health care debate, said Friday that he and Senate Democratic leaders had made real progress in negotiations on abortion that could clear the way for a Senate vote on sweeping health legislation. Luke Sharrett/The New York Times Senators John McCain, left, and Mitch McConnell at a news conference on Friday to criticize the Democrats' health care bills. A blog ...
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5 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
WASHINGTON - Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation today, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage. At the White House, Obama swiftly welcomed the breakthrough, saying, "After a nearly centurylong struggle, we are on the cusp of making health care reform a reality in the United States of America." In the ...
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Senate Democratic negotiators scrambled late Friday to lock down the 60th vote needed to move health-care reform to final passage, a process that must begin before midnight Saturday for Majority Leader Harry M. Reid to meet his self-imposed Christmas deadline. This Story This Story Reid's attention was focused on Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), the only member of his caucus viewed as a ...
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