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heatlh care push

 Obama:  
 'Let's Finish the Job' 

President rallies Democrats as House debates bill

4 hours, 43 minutes ago
(Newser) - President Obama rallied the Democratic troops today and told the nation that "this is our moment to deliver" on health care reform. In a brief Rose Garden address that took place as the House debated its long-awaited bill, Obama again stressed the need for reform and urged lawmakers to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Congress • Democrats • House of Representatives • health care reform • President Obama

House Opens Debate
on Health Care Bill

Final vote is expected sometime tonight

8 hours, 6 minutes ago
(Newser) - It's crunch time in the House for health care reform. Representatives opened debate this morning on the monumental plan to provide universal coverage to Americans for the first time. A final vote is expected to take place tonight, maybe in the wee hours, and Nancy Pelosi continues to wheel and... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Congress • House of Representatives • health care reform

Health Care Reform Hinges on House Abortion Vote

Stupak amendment blocks private insurers offering procedure

11 hours, 12 minutes ago
(Newser) - In a last-ditch effort to corral 40 anti-abortion party members whose votes are needed to pass health care reform, Democrats last night agreed to let the whole House vote today on an amendment that would bar insurers participating in the new government-run health care exchange from providing abortions except in... More »

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abortion • Democrats • House of Representatives • health care reform • Bart Stupak

JACK CAFFERTY

Obama Can, Should Lock Congress In Until Health Vote

Constitution would allow it, so let's get a yea or nay

Nov 6, 09 6:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Grumpy old man Jack Cafferty is getting tired of Congress dragging out health reform, and wants President Obama to get lawmakers motivated. Using his constitutional powers, Obama should deliver this ultimatum: I’m ordering the Congress to remain in session until both houses vote on a final version of health-care... More »

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Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • vote • US Constitution • health care reform • Jack Cafferty • President Obama

NEWT GINGRICH & RICK PERRY

 Let States Lead on Health Care 

Federal meddling will only lead to higher prices and crappy care

Nov 6, 09 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The states have a handle on health care reform, write Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry, and the federal government urgently needs to take a lesson from them. “Texas, for example, has adopted approaches to controlling health-care costs while improving choice, advancing quality of care and expanding coverage” write the... More »

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Congress • Newt Gingrich • Texas • Senate • House of Representatives • US states • Rick Perry • health care reform

 Health Vote May 
 Have to Wait: 
 Hoyer 

Majority leader bemoans 'delay tactics'

Nov 6, 09 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The House may not vote on its health care reform bill tomorrow after all, thanks to Democrats' squabbling over abortion and spending, Steny Hoyer said today. “We’re very close,” the majority leader insisted, but “clearly things happen. Delay tactics can be employed.” Hoyer acknowledged that... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • abortion • House of Representatives • Steny Hoyer • health care reform • House Democrats • House Republicans • House Rules Committee • House majority leader

Pelosi Won't Put Final Health Care Bill Online

Speaker leaves door open for last-minute amendments

Nov 6, 09 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The Weekly Standard is beating up on Nancy Pelosi for backing out of her promise, made to a Standard reporter in September, to put the final House health care bill online 72 hours before it’s voted on. With the vote expected tomorrow, It seems Pelosi and the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • legislation • Weekly Standard • health care reform • amendment

Congress Extends Credit for First-Time Home Buyers

Also adds 20 weeks
of jobless benefits

Nov 5, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The House voted to extend and expand an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as part of a stimulus expansion expected to inject $45 billion into the economy. The legislation, which passed the Senate yesterday, also extends unemployment benefits for 20 weeks and creates tax breaks for businesses... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • credit • expansion • economic stimulus package • tax credit

'KILL THE BILL'

 Bachmann Health Care 
 Rally Draws Thousands 

Protesters will roam Capitol hallways to confront lawmakers

Nov 5, 09 12:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of health care reform protesters gathered in Washington today as part of Michele Bachmann’s “Super Bowl of Freedom.” Participants wielding signs like “Waterboard Congress” and chanting "kill the bill" congregated outside the Capitol to hear Bachmann, other GOP lawmakers, and even Jon Voight assail... More »

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Congress • Washington DC • House of Representatives • rally • Minnesota • health care reform • protesters • Michele Bachmann • U.S. Capitol

ELECTION FALLOUT

 Dems Torn: Too Much 
 Change, or Not Enough? 

Do voters want them to ditch presidential agenda, or complete it?

Nov 5, 09 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats in Congress reading the tea leaves of Tuesday’s elections find themselves split: were the Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey a vote of no confidence in the administration’s agenda, or frustration that it isn’t moving fast enough? Most agree on the first step going forward:... More »

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Senate • House of Representatives • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Democratic Party • Obama administration • gubernatorial races • Election 2010 • midterm elections • Election 09 • agenda

PROFILE

 In Health Battle, 
 Dick Armey Rides Again 

Ex-House leader strides back onto national stage over health care

Nov 5, 09 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - This year's battle over health care reform feels like the early '90s all over again to Dick Armey. The former House majority leader and his FreedomWorks foundation have been at the heart of protests against the Obama administration, channeling conservative power in the same way the Christian right used to,... More »

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Republican • House of Representatives • political activism • health care reform • town hall meeting • Dick Armey • tea parties • FreedomWorks Foundation

Dems Threaten to Kill Health Care Bill
Over Abortion

Bart Stupak says he's got the votes to derail it

Nov 3, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The House is barreling towards a health care vote, hoping to pass its bill by the end of the week, but there’s a potential stumbling block ahead: abortion. A group of socially conservative Democrats are threatening to vote against the bill because the subsidies it offers to help people... More »

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abortion • House of Representatives • health care reform • Bart Stupak • women's issues • abortion debate • health care abortion

political bombshell

GOP Foe of Conservative Hoffman Quits Race

Surprise decision leaves him alone against Democrat

Oct 31, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big political news from upstate New York: Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her campaign for Congress ahead of Tuesday's election. She endorsed no one, but the move "is a boost" to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, writes Josh Kraushaar at Politico . Hoffman is a political novice who surged into... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • Conservative Party • Republican Party • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Election 09 • election day November 2009

Interview

Pelosi to Liberals:
Cheer Up, Shut Up

Get on board, says speaker, and don't expect amendments

Oct 30, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The health care bill Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday may not be as liberal as some of her colleagues would like, but she says they’d better get over it. The speaker intends to keep debate to a minimum, and squash any attempt to add an amendment that would strengthen the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Medicare • House of Representatives • health care reform • interview • public option • women's issues

first takes

 Pelosi Plan Finds 
 Foes on Left, Right 

Liberals say it's too conservative, and conservatives say it's too liberal

Oct 29, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some early takes from the left and right on Nancy Pelosi's health care bill:
  • Tevi Troy, National Review: This will offend states, employers, budget hawks, insurers, even liberals who don't think it's "robust" enough. "The Pelosi approach is an impressive demonstration of coalition building—if you’re
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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • House of Representatives • health care reform • public option

 Pelosi Presents $900B 
 Health Care Bill 

It could go to the floor as early as next week

Oct 29, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi showed off the House’s sweeping health care reform bill today, boasting that it was a historic step toward providing quality health care for nearly all Americans. The bill, which officials say will cost roughly $900 billion over 10 years, would cover 96% of the country, requiring nearly... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • health care reform • public option

Pelosi to Unveil Bill With Weaker Public Option

Liberals suck it up as plan tied to Medicare rates lacks votes

Oct 29, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi will unveil her long-awaited version of the health care reform bill today, but it won’t include the top item on liberals’ wish list: a public option with rates tied to Medicare. Instead, the bill contains a weaker version of the government-run plan that would let doctors negotiate... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Senate • Harry Reid • Medicare • House of Representatives • health care reform • public option

Dems: Let's Just Call
'Public Option' Medicare

House Reps suggest rebranding government-run plan

Oct 21, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some House Democrats think the public option would sound better if they renamed it “Medicare,” or maybe “Medicare Part E,” as in “Medicare for Everyone.” They think that rebranding could bridge the gap between liberals and centrists who oppose the plan. “People don’... More »

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Medicare • House of Representatives • health care reform • Mike Ross • House Democrats • public option

Pelosi Fighting for Stronger Public Option

Plan with Medicare-linked option would
cost only $871B

Oct 21, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is on a mission to pass the strongest public option on the table in the House—a plan that would pay doctors the same rates as Medicare—and she's close to having enough votes, she told fellow Dems last night. The plan would cost just $871 billion, according... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Medicare • House of Representatives • Congressional Budget Office • health care reform • James Clyburn • Blue Dog Democrats • public option

Senate OKs US Trials for Gitmo Prisoners

Obama expected to
sign measure aimed at speeding jail's closure

Oct 20, 09 7:54 PM CDT
(AP) - President Obama won a modest victory today in his continuing effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and allowing the government to continue to transfer detainees to the US for prosecution. The plan to permit terror suspects to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial passed... More »

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Senate • House of Representatives • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • terror trial • President Obama

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