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21 hours ago ago from Audacity Of Hypocrisy
The White House meeting Tuesday between President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats has raised expectations that they have nailed down 60 votes for the health care bill. But as he prepared to leave for the White House with other senators, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) told POLITICO the deal wasn't done. (Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ShareThis
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Kris Alingod AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) Senate Democrats have dropped plans to include in their $849 billion health reform proposal a provision allowing 55-year-olds without coverage to buy into Medicare. The move follows their decision not to include a public option in a bid to gain enough votes to pass the measure before the Christmas recess. The proposal to let uninsured Americans between 55 and 64 years old enroll in Medicare ...
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23 hours ago ago from Cary Dalton
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was "cautiously" optimistic over his top priority health care bill, saying Democrats were on the cusp of an achievement that had eluded them for generations. But Obama warned that compromises would have to be made to get the bill through the Senate, as intense horse-trading takes place with holdout lawmakers to get the required 60 votes in the 100-vote chamber. "It is clear we are on the ...
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Getty Images President Barack Obama in the Roosevelt Room at the White House following his meeting with Democratic Senators on Tuesday. President Barack Obama met privately with Senate Democrats on Tuesday and then declared they were "on the precipice" of enacting health care legislation that has eluded administrations and lawmakers for decades. Flanked by the senators, the president said differences remained over the details of ...
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President Obama: I'm feeling cautiously optimistic US President Barack Obama has said he is cautiously optimistic that a stalled healthcare bill will be passed in the Senate by the end of the year. The president said the country was on the verge of an achievement that has eluded Congresses and presidents for generations . He was speaking after talks with Senate Democrats at the White House. Mr Obama urged senators not to let ...
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19 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
WASHINGTON - Prodded by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats won tentative backing from one holdout and worked intensely to satisfy another today as they grappled with the last, lingering disputes blocking passage of health care legislation by Christmas. Despite the push, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska remained publicly uncommitted â even after a private meeting with Obama. At the White House, the president said his congressional allies ...
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As the Democrats in Congress approach the end of a frustrating first year's legislative effort, their leaders and the White House are being tempted by three possible shortcuts around the regular lawmaking process. Though the Democrats have a majority of 20 seats in the Senate and 79 seats in the House, now, just a week before Christmas, the speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader and the White House have failed -- so far -- to pass ...
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President Obama urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to overcome lingering disputes and push a health-care overhaul through the chamber before Christmas, as vigorous negotiations continued behind the scenes to lock down the last votes needed for final passage. This Story Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), once a critic of the legislation, appeared to be warming to the $848 billion package after Senate ...
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