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Democrats, White House predict success on Senate health care bill
3 hours ago ago from Portland Oregon News on Twitter
The final 60-vote hurdle, limiting debate on the bill itself, is expected to be cleared Wednesday afternoon, setting up the Thursday morning-before-Christmas vote on the legislation, which at that point will need a simple majority to pass. See more here: Democrats, White House predict success on Senate health care bill
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19 hours ago ago from Talking Points Memo
We are clearly, finally in the health care reform bill end game. And we've got our reporting team fanned out across the scene, literally and figuratively, reporting out various aspects of the story for you. But there are a couple aspects of the story that seems most key to me now and which I want to flag your attention to. First, everybody is on notice that the House is not going to be able to make any major changes to the senate bill. ...
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6 hours ago ago from Beginning Farmers
Article posted December 22, 2009 09:54 AM at: http://www.gmanews.tv/print/179953 Congress will try to ratify by February a measure that gives incentives to farmers who engage in organic farming, as it schedules a bicameral conference that will reconcile the Senate and House versions of the bill when sessions resume on January 18. The proposed Organic Agriculture Act of 2009, contained in both House Bill 7066 and Senate Bill ...
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5 hours ago ago from Rabbi Denise L. Eger's blog
Even as the Senate brings the health care bill to the floor for a vote, there is a lot of unfinished business in this 111th Congress. One of those areas is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known as ENDA. The bill has been assigned the numbers in the Senate S. 1584 and in the House H.R. 3017. ENDA was introduced in the 111th Congress by Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) in the House. The bill was ...
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12 hours ago ago from Are you Freaking Stupid?
Hehe. Way to go, Dems. Give us more ammo. (CNSNews.com) Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said the White House and the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives have been pressuring him not to speak out on the "compromise" abortion language in the Senate version of the health care bill. “They think I shouldn’t be expressing my views on this bill until they get a chance to try to sell me the language,” Stupak told CNSNews.com in an ...
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Senate Approves Compromise Language for Health Bill
21 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- In a series of procedural votes early Tuesday morning, Senate Democrats remained united on $871 billion health-care legislation and kept it on track for a Christmas Eve vote. Health Overhaul in Congress See key dates in the back and forth between Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate. The Senate approved an amendment that makes series of changes to the bill ...
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22 hours ago ago from NPR
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18 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
When politicians want to kill any measure, the surefire trump card-used liberally by both parties over the years-is to declare, "This bill cuts Medicare benefits!" The Republicans tried it against the Senate's healthcare reform earlier this month-but for once, it didn't work. (A last minute endorsement by AARP , the 800-pound senior lobby, helped the Democrats stand their ground.) Now the Senate bill is all but certain to be approved, but the ...
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21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
New York Times : The health care reform bill that Senate Democratic leaders have cobbled together to win support from all 60 members of their fractious caucus -- the filibuster-proof majority needed to ensure passage -- has drawn scornful attacks from a united Republican opposition. It is causing anguish among liberals who fear too much has been given away to a handful of conservatives. The bill, which is moving toward a climactic vote ...
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14 hours ago ago from NPR
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