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» WSJ: Health Reform Passes the Cost Test, March 09, 2010
Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the

» Obama urges Dems to seize moment on health care, March 04, 2010
Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.

» Obama calls for reconciliation to prevent filibuster on health-care reform, March 04, 2010
President Obama's endorsement Wednesday of a risky legislative maneuver to complete health-care legislation sent Democratic leaders scrambling to settle policy disputes and assemble the votes necessary for passage in the coming weeks.

» Senators propose consumer-protection regulator within Fed, March 03, 2010
It's an unlikely twist after all the beatings that Democrats and Republicans have laid on the Federal Reserve over the past year.

» As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans, March 03, 2010
As Democrats on Capitol Hill prepared a risky effort to muscle sweeping health-care legislation to final passage, President Obama on Tuesday made a last gambit to split Republicans on the issue, proposing to incorporate a handful of GOP ideas into his signature domestic initiative.

» Hoyer Says Bunning Filibuster Underscores Senate Dysfunction, March 02, 2010
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is using Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) one-man filibuster of a package to extend unemployment and health benefits and highway programs to renew his argument that the Senate needs to change the way it does business.

» Highway, jobless aid halt; Congress talks jobs, March 01, 2010
Unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of jobless people ran out on Monday and highway programs across the United States suspended work after a Republican lawmaker prevented their renewal.

» Hoyer: Public ‘Really Ticked’ Over Deficits, Debt, March 01, 2010
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Monday afternoon that debt crises like the one gripping Greece will inevitably hit the United States if leaders fail to cut deficits, and he urged Republicans to join President Barack Obama’s fiscal commission and develop a package of budget cuts and revenue hikes by the end of the year.

» Democrats will have votes for health bill, Obama aide says, March 01, 2010
Raising the prospect of a "simple up-or-down vote" on health-care reform, White House adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle said on Sunday she thinks Democrats will secure enough ayes on the measure and signaled that the administration could be moving toward trying to pass it along party lines.

» Democrats to Press Health Bill With Simple Majority, February 27, 2010
Seeing no prospect of a bipartisan agreement on health care, Congressional Democrats said Friday that they would make another effort to pass sweeping health care legislation on their own.

» Democrats Are Listening to the American People, February 26, 2010
On Thursday, I sat down with President Obama and my congressional colleagues from both parties to try to find a way out of the health care crisis threatening our families and businesses.

» President Urges Focus on Common Ground, February 26, 2010
If there was any question about how deeply divided Republicans and Democrats are about how to reshape the American health care system, consider that they spent the first few hours of President Obama’s much-anticipated health care forum on Thursday arguing over whether they were in fact deeply divided.

» Jobs Package Garners GOP Support, February 22, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s gamble paid off Monday night, as five Republicans joined Democrats to cut off debate on a narrowed $15 billion package of tax breaks and spending aimed at fostering job creation.

» Obama offers new health-care plan; GOP slams it as 'government takeover', February 22, 2010
President Obama made it clear Monday morning that he intends to make a final push for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's health-care and insurance system, offering a new health-care plan that largely embraces the approach already taken by the U.S. Senate.

» Freshmen Taking Lead on Popular Bills, February 16, 2010
House Democrats were eyeing the history books in November when they voted for a sweeping health care overhaul that carried the name of the chamber’s longest-serving member, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.).

» House Dems offer mixed signals on Senate jobs bill, February 12, 2010
House Democratic leaders sent mixed signals Friday on a new jobs bill supported by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and a senior Republican senator predicted his party will block action on the Senate floor.

» Obama meets with Republicans to bridge partisan divide, February 10, 2010
President Obama brought Republicans to the negotiating table on Tuesday, hoping to stem a steady deterioration in relations between the two parties that has brought business in Washington to a standstill, left the Democratic agenda in tatters and angered voters who are eager to have lawmakers address their concerns.

» Obama Asks GOP to Join Health Talks , February 08, 2010
President Barack Obama, seeking to give new momentum to his languishing health-care legislation, said he would sit down with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to exchange ideas on an issue that has deeply divided the parties.

» GOP leader rejects White House terms for deficit commission, February 05, 2010
House Minority Leader John Boehner on Friday rebuffed a request from the Obama administration to work with Democrats to rein in soaring budget deficits, aides said.

» House votes to revive pay-as-you-go budget rules, February 05, 2010
Congress agreed Thursday to revive the pay-as-you-go budget rules that helped wipe out massive deficits and balance the budget during the Clinton administration, although the new version includes a long list of exceptions that would permit Democrats to add at least $1.5 trillion to the nation's tab over the next decade.

» Obama suggests Republicans could have a role in health-care bill, February 04, 2010
President Obama urged congressional Democrats on Wednesday "to finish the job on health care," but amid tentative signs of bipartisan outreach on Capitol Hill, he suggested that Republicans could be enlisted to play at least some role in negotiating a final bill.

» Democratic Leaders to Meet Thursday With Obama, February 03, 2010
House and Senate Democratic leaders will huddle with President Barack Obama on Thursday morning to discuss the administration’s legislative agenda.

» ‘Blue Dogs’ Laud Plan for Vote on Pay-as-You-Go, February 03, 2010
Moderate House Democrats may be able to vote Thursday for the statutory pay-as-you-go budget enforcement tool they have long sought without having to vote directly on an accompanying $1.9 trillion debt limit increase.

» Keeping the Long-Term Fiscal Picture in Mind, February 02, 2010
Everyday, our children are accumulating debt and interest they'll spend their lives paying off, curtailing their ability to meet challenges and invest in the future.

» Democrats Attempt To Move Forward On Health-Care Overhaul Bill , February 02, 2010
House and Senate leaders said separately Tuesday that they hope to find a way to revive a health-care overhaul bill, even though the situation looks bleak with the recent loss of the Senate's filibuster-proof majority.

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