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Broder's response to Reid: He's no Mike Mansfield (Politico)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:24:59 +0000

Politico - David Broder has never been a big fan of Harry Reid.

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For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:56 +0000

AP - Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.

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For Reid, Dodd, clout cuts both ways

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:34 +0000

Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.

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Dems search for public option fix

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000

From NBC's Ken Strickland Senate Democratic aides say that Majority Leader Harry Reid and his leadership team have begun searching for a fix on the public option. At least four Democratic Senate moderates made it clear this weekend they would block the final passage if it included the current version of a government-run insurance program. As Reid needed 60 votes to get the bill on the floor, he'll also need 60 votes to pass it -- every member of his Democratic caucus. But drawing his moderate members into the fold may simultaneously push out liberals. After Sen. Mary Landrieu gave a speech on Senate floor Saturday voicing her support to start debating the bill, she told a small gaggle of reporters the failure to find a compromise with centrists could "blow up the whole effort." "I believe it's going to be very clear at some point very soon that there are not 60 votes for the current [public option] provision in the bill," she said. "And that the leader and the leadership are going to ...

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For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:01 +0000

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RNC targets centrist Democrats

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:46:36 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Republican National Committee will target a handful of centrist Democrats on Monday with a new Web video and series of conference calls criticizing the Democrats for voting to allow debate to begin on health care reform. The 60-second video, which will be e-mailed to more than 5 million people, singles out Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, according to an advance copy of the video provided to CNN. "Rolled by pressure from Barack Obama and Harry Reid, they voted to move forward a government-run health care bill our nation does not want and can't afford," an announcer says before ticking off criticism of each lawmaker. Reid persuaded all 58 Democrats and the two independent senators who align themselves with the Democrats to vote Saturday evening in favor of allowing debate on the Democratic health care bill ...

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RNC targets centrist Democrats

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:38:16 +0000

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Reid's 'Louisiana Purchase'?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroThere's been a lot of talk about the $300 million Medicaid "fix" that Louisian Sen. Mary Landrieu got for her home state just before voting in favor of cloture last night, thereby putting the Senate health bill on the floor for conisderation. Republicans have derisively called this Harry Reid's Louisiana Purchase. We talked about it this morning on MSNBC. A clip is below. HERE'S THE FULL DISCUSSION. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about...( read more )

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How health care reform could fall apart

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09:19 +0000

With so many players divided on key issues, there's no guarantee that Reid can pass a bill at all.

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How health care reform could fall apart (Politico)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0000

Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – so there’s no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits.

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Senate health care bill clears key hurdle

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:22:45 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday night to proceed with a floor debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care bill. The successful vote to prevent a Republican filibuster against starting debate broke down along strict party lines. All 58 Senate Democrats – along with Independent Sens. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont – supported bringing the measure to the floor. Thirty-nine of the 40 Senate Republicans opposed the motion. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, didn't vote. A minimum of 60 votes is required to break a filibuster in the 100-member body. The outcome of the vote was unclear before Saturday afternoon, when Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Arkansas, announced her support for a full chamber debate on health care reform - the top issue on President Barack Obama's domestic agenda. Lincoln, a key moderate likely facing a tough reelection campaign in 2010, said the issue deserved further debate ...

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Reid Wins Over Holdouts, Clearing Way for Senate Health Debate (Bloomberg)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:25:53 +0000

Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won over the last of his partyâs holdouts, bringing him to the verge of victory in the first big test of whether he can keep Democrats united behind health-care legislation.

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Palin slams Senate health care vote

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:27:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN)– Revisiting some of her campaign trail talking points, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin weighed in on the Senate health care vote, criticizing the Democrats and Majority Leader Harry Reid for a lack of transparency. "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing for yet another weekend vote (commonplace now for the party of "transparency") because he knows that the American people will be none too happy about the Democrats' proposal the longer they have to look it over," Palin wrote late Friday night in a posting on her Facebook page. Republicans, who have expressed opposition to the Democrats' bill from the beginning, have threatened to read the full 2,074 page bill during Senate debate, claiming the more Americans hear about what is in the bill, the less they will like it. Palin went on to talk about features in the bill: government spending, abortion, and help for special needs children. "While this Saturday night vote might seem like a procedural matter, at the ...

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Democrats Press Ahead on Debate Before Health Vote

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:38:18 +0000

Senate Democrats made a case for legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system in a parade of floor speeches aimed at cementing party unity ahead of a first crucial vote.

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Senate vote next step on what could be a long road for health care

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:49 +0000

(CNN) – If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill. If he's successful, Senate Democrats can breathe a sigh of a relief momentarily - but it's too early for them to celebrate. The road to final passage of health care legislation is still long and bumpy. Reid needs 60 votes for the procedural vote this weekend, another 60 votes to close debate - which could last for weeks - but only 51 for final passage. Reid has said he hopes to vote on the final bill before the end of the year. President Obama's original deadline for Congress was last August. The House passed its version of health care reform two weeks ago, with 220 representatives voting in favor and 215 against. Thirty-nine Democrats opposed the plan and one Republican supported it. But it's a tougher fight for Democrats in the Senate, where it is much easier for the GOP minority to stifle the will of the Democratic majority. ...

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What to expect in Senate's Saturday health care vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:09 +0000

Sens. Jack Reed, left, Dick Durbin and Robert Menendez, right, hold a news conference about health care Friday at the Captiol. Washington (CNN) – To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question. The legislative body on Saturday is expected to vote on whether to begin debate - also known as invoking cloture - on its version of the health care bill, which was introduced Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Reid says the 2,074-page bill would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years. A House bill was passed nearly two weeks ago. Proceedings begin at 10 a.m. and will last through the early evening. Around 8 p.m., the Senate will hold a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture. Reid needs 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to overcome a certain GOP filibuster attempt and open the chamber's debate on the bill. It would take another 60 votes to ...

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Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:40 +0000

Reuters - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid.

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Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:40 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid.

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Senate Leaders 'Not Assuming a Thing' About Health Bill Vote (CQPolitics.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:17 +0000

CQPolitics.com - The Senate opened a two-day debate on its health care overhaul bill amid indications Friday morning that Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is closing in on the 60 votes he needs to overcome an anticipated Republican filibuster and bring the measure to the floor.

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Lincoln 'still reviewing' health bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000

From NBC's Ken StricklandAfter reading reports that Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has already told Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) how she'll vote tomorrow on issue of whether to bring the healthcare bill to the floor, Lincoln's office was quick respond. "No other Senator speaks for Senator Lincoln," Lincoln's spokeswoman told NBC in an email. "She is still reviewing the bill." Earlier in the day, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat Dick Durbin told several reporters that Lincoln had already...( read more )

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Democrats slam GOP as party of 'fear' in health care debate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:36 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking in the health care debate Friday as top congressional Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend. Senate Democrats slammed their Republican colleagues as leaders of a counterproductive party of fear caught in an obstructionist mindset dating back to the New Deal. Republicans, in turn, ripped Democrats for pushing a bill that conservatives claim will force millions of Americans to drop insurance plans they like while jacking up premiums and doing nothing to slow spiraling medical costs. The harsh rhetoric served as a backdrop for a rare Saturday night Senate vote on whether to formally proceed with floor debate on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's sweeping $848 billion health care bill. If Republicans stay unified in opposition to the bill, Reid will need the support of all 58 Senate Democrats along with independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe ...

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Senator Reid and the Power of Persuasion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:24 +0000

How do Senate leaders persuade fence-sitters to vote against their own political instincts?

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Durbin: Lincoln has told Reid

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

From NBC's Ken StricklandAt a news conference this morning, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pre-emptively gave the his answer to the question everyone's been asking over the past few weeks: does Majority Leader Harry Reid have the 60 votes needed to bring the healthcare bill to the floor. "We're not assuming a thing," Durbin said, "we're working hard to bring all Democrats together for the 60 votes necessary to proceed to this historic debate." But it's possible Durbin and Reid are playing coy and already...( read more )

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Attack ad star defends Reid on public option

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:43 +0000

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee will begin making robocalls encouraging Reid to stand strong. WASHINGTON (CNN)– The day before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opens the debate on health care reform, a group of liberal activists who once attacked the Nevada Democrat announced they will begin making robocalls encouraging Reid to stand strong in the fight for health care reform and the public option. In the calls, longtime Nevada nurse Lee Slaugher - the star of an attack ad released late last month which questioned Reid's political strength, tells residents in her state to stand behind their Senator. "I'm very thankful that Senator Harry Reid has included a public health insurance option in his health care bill. He shocked the political world by being so bold on this issue." Slaughter says in the calls released by The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a liberal political action committee with the express goal of electing progressive candidates to ...

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Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:55:28 +0000

The Senate majority leader’s deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.

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Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:33:06 +0000

Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.

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Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:28:20 +0000

Democrats seem confident they can clear the first health care hurdle with Saturday's vote to open debate.

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Health bill helps wavering Louisiana senator (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:45:33 +0000

AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care bill has millions of dollars to help Louisiana finance Medicaid at a time when he is hoping that state's wavering Democratic senator will support overhaul legislation.

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Reid announces Saturday test vote

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:47 +0000

But he won't say if he's got 60 for his health bill.

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Reid: Crucial vote Saturday

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:00 +0000

From NBC's Ken Strickland Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today said the crucial vote to bring the legislation to the floor will happen "sometime" Saturday. But he was uncertain he had to 60 votes required to start debate. "We'll find out when the votes are taken," he said during a Q & A with reporters at a rally with supporters. Assuming Reid can get the bill to the floor, he will face other 60 vote thresholds, including one for final passage. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) made it clear he will filibuster the final passage of a bill that contained any form of a public option. Responding to a question about his thin margin for error, Reid said he's had recent conversation with Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins , both from Maine. ...( read more )

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Senate to vote Saturday on opening debate on health care bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:25:54 +0000

Senate to vote Saturday on opening debate on health care bill ' Washington (CNN)– The Senate will vote Saturday on opening debate on the sweeping health care bill introduced by Democrats, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. At a celebratory news conference the day after unveiling the 2,074-page bill, Reid and other leading Senate Democrats touted it as long overdue reform that will provide health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans while reducing the federal deficit. Republicans have vowed to try to block the bill, requiring Reid to round up 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to overcome a GOP filibuster and launch debate. The Democratic caucus is composed of 58 Democratic senators and two independents. However, some conservative and moderate Democrats have expressed concern with provisions in the health care bill. Asked Thursday if he had the votes to launch debate, Reid said: "We'll find out."

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Reid announces a Saturday vote on beginning debate on health bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:01 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid said Thursday that the first crucial vote on a $848 billion health-care overhaul package would likely take place Saturday.

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Republicans Draw Battle Lines for Senate Floor Action on Health Bill (CQPolitics.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:17 +0000

CQPolitics.com - Republicans are vigorously attacking the health care overhaul package unveiled by Democrat Harry Reid, and the GOP is preparing to throw procedural roadblocks in front of the Senate majority leader's effort to call up the proposal on the floor before Thanksgiving.

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Reid: Congress closer than ever to health overhaul (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:22:54 +0000

AP - The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system.

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GOP governors criticize Democratic health reform efforts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:08 +0000

Cedar Creek, Texas (CNN) - Flanked by 14 of his fellow Republican governors, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour Thursday denounced Democratic efforts to reform health care and said that states will bear the financial burden if enacted. Barbour took specific aim at a health bill recently passed by the House as well as the new legislation introduced in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada. "Sen. Reid's bill, like the House bill, guts Medicare and is a huge cost shift that will have to be borne by states," Barbour said at a news conference held during the Republican Governors Association annual meeting.

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Showdown Set for Health Bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:21 +0000

Sen. Harry Reid outlined a 10-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and extend insurance to 31 million Americans.

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Showdown Set for Health Bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:49 +0000

Sen. Harry Reid outlined a 10-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and extend insurance to 31 million Americans.

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Senate unveils 2,074-page health reform bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:51 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reveals a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years.

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Reid rolls out Senate healthcare bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The majority leader's version of an overhaul would cover almost as many Americans as the House bill, but at a lower price. Republicans plan a 'holy war' of delaying tactics. > Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical coverage to millions more Americans over the next decade, setting the stage for a historic Senate debate on a healthcare overhaul.

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Senate Bill Would Tax Cosmetic Surgery

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:50:06 +0000

Janet Adamy reports from Congress Say hello to the nose job tax. To raise money for the health overhaul, Democrats are proposing a new 5% tax on elective cosmetic procedures. The tax was a surprise addition to the sweeping 2,074-page bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled late Wednesday. It generates $5 billion over a decade for the plan, which is expected to cost $849 billion over a decade. The tax would fall on the individuals who undergo the procedures. If they dont pay it when theyre billed for their surgery, then it falls to the provider who performed the procedure. Not all cosmetic surgeries would get taxed. According to the bill, the tax would only apply if the surgery is not necessary to ameliorate a deformity arising from, or directly related to, a congenital abnormality, a personal injury resulting from an accident or trauma, or disfiguring disease. It would take effect Jan. 1. So what do plastic surgeons think of this? We called the American ...

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Reid: Finish line on health care 'is finally in sight' (McClatchy Newspapers)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:47:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday unveiled a sweeping $849 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, a proposal likely to trigger an epic Senate battle over how consumers will buy and maintain coverage.

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Senate healthcare bill hits Obama cost target (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:21 +0000

Reuters - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the budget deficit over 10 years.

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Senate healthcare bill hits Obama cost target

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:21 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the budget deficit over 10 years.

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Senate Majority leader unveils chamber's health care proposal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:50:37 +0000

Senate Majority leader unveils chamber's health care proposal. strong>Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years. Reid and other Senate Democrats cited an analysis by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office for the coverage and cost figures. In addition, they told a news conference, the CBO estimated the proposal would reduce the federal deficit by $127 billion over the next 10 years and by more than $600 billion in the following decade. The proposal drafted from two separate bills approved by Senate committees now goes to the full Senate, where Republicans have vowed to try to block it.

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Reid plan ups pressure on moderates (Politico)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:53 +0000

Politico - Reid unveils his bill to broad support from fellow Democrats, turning up the heat on wavering moderates.

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Senate health bottom line: $849 billion overhaul (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:03:33 +0000

AP - The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.

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Senate Health Bill Said to Cost $849 Billion Over 10 Years

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:29 +0000

Harry Reid, the majority leader, put forward his version of the health care overhaul on Wednesday, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.

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Reid Waiting to Unveil Health Care Bill

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:00 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid briefed crucial moderate Democrats before unveiling long-awaited legislation Wednesday to remake the nation's health care system

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Senate Democrats to unveil healthcare bill

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:17:32 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of closed-door negotiations, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid plans to unveil broad healthcare reform legislation on Wednesday with a first test vote on the package possible by the weekend.

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Lincoln, Landrieu, Nelson meeting with Reid

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:46 +0000

(CNN) – Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson, who have all expressed skepticism about the party's health care reform plan, were summoned to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office Wednesday to get a sneak peak at his health care bill. Reid spokesman Jim Manley said Wednesday the senator invited these three moderate Democrats into his office to give them the "particulars on the bill." All have been withholding support on voting to start debate - and the fact that Reid is giving the three their own special briefing, before the broader Democratic meeting at 5 pm Wednesday, is a signal of their power. Assuming no Republican senator joins Democrats in voting to end debate, Reid needs all 60 senators in his party's caucus to vote in favor of a so-called "motion to proceed." If any Democrat votes no on proceeding to debate, Reid's health care bill will go down before it starts. A source familiar with Nelson's thinking reminded CNN Wednesday that has ...

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