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Reid bill: 16M uninsured U.S. citizens pay a penalty tax. 8M uninsured illegal aliens do not.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:03 +0000

Under Leader Reid’s amendment , in the year 2019 about 16 million U.S. citizens would be uninsured and be forced to pay a penalty tax of almost $800 per year. About eight million illegal aliens would be uninsured and would owe no penalty tax. Both groups would get their health care through a ...

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How health care reform could fall apart

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:38 +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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Nelson gives Reid list of changes

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:57 +0000

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who is uncommitted moving forward, said he has delivered two pages of proposed changes to Majority Leader Harry Reid. "There is not a lot of explanation there. These are just items," Nelson said. What's on it? Public option, abortion, and ...

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Hu Jintao Requests a Smooch from Barack Obama

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Last night's opening skit on SNL pilloried President Obama's trip to China and his attempts to lecture its leaders. President Hu Jintao responded by coarsely reminding Obama which country owes the other $800 billion. Obama replied with a firm promise that the money is certain be ...

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Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:34:00 +0000

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) watches as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) embraces Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) while speaking about the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) after a vote on healthcare reform.

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Reid pulls together Senate Dems to take huge step on health reform

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:08:28 +0000

The Senate will soon begin a historic debate on healthcare reform after clearing a major hurdle 60-39 on Saturday. Read more...

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Reid Says “No Reconciliation,” ConservaDems Immediately Get Leverage

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Reid Says “No Reconciliation,” ConservaDems Immediately Get Leverage

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Reid On Passing Health Care: 'I'm Not Using Reconciliation'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:33 +0000

Centrists senators may believe Harry Reid can resort to the filibuster-proof reconciliation process if they block health care reform. But Reid says he's not going there.

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Sen. Reid tees up 2010 jobs bill

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:08 +0000

Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill in the wake of the 10.2 percent unemployment rate. Read more...

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Some Things Are Certain

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:53:47 +0000

After any Democratic Party legislative accomplishment, even an accomplishment that’s not really an accomplishment yet, such as last night’s Senate vote, there are some reactions you can count on. Someone on the Right will explain why the accomplishment was not, in fact, an ...

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It Sounds Like Reid Is Planning To Sell Out The Public Option

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:10:53 +0000

Sen. Harry Reid (credit: TalkRadioNews via Flickr) It looks like Harry Reid is getting ready to sell out the labor unions, the progressive community, the Democratic base, and the majority of the American people. The vast majority of Americans want a public option as part of health care ...

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The Deep Insights of Chuck Todd

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:00:54 +0000

I’m far more pessimistic about the future of this country after a few days of reading twitter feeds from our news elite. Here is Chuck Todd, after Reid gets the necessary votes to advance the HCR bill: Shorter Chuck Todd: It’s only big news if the Democrats fail! I ...

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Landrieu To Reid: No Triggers, No Bill--Negotiating Compromise With Schumer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:09:38 +0000

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) tells TPMDC that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)--one of the architects of the opt-out public option--is now negotiating with members on the compromise that won't die: triggers.

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How the Senate Works

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:03:23 +0000

Senator Mary Landrieu agreed to support the cloture vote on the health care bill in exchange for $100 Million in Medicaid subsidies to her home state . Here we see a picture of Senator Landrieu negotiating with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. It wasn't exactly like this, but it wasn't ...

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Spokesman: Schumer Open To Public Option Negotiations, But They Haven't Started

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:25:57 +0000

A spokesman says Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hasn't begun negotiations with conservative Democrats on a public option compromise, though he's not opposed to the idea.

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Reid Slams Broder As A Retiree Who 'Writes A Column Once In A While'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:54:20 +0000

Did Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just describe liberal bogeyman David Broder as "a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while"? Yes. Yes he did.

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Saturday in the Senate: Selling out for Demcare cloture; Reid gets 60

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:30:06 +0000

The bribes are working. [...] Read the rest »

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Reid: 'I Welcome Schumer, Landrieu, And Carper, As They Work On Public Option Compromise'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:25:57 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated tonight that he'll consider a public option compromise, floated by conservative Democrats.

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Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:46:15 +0000

Liberal Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a vocal proponent of the so-called public option as part of healthcare reform, is working behind the scenes to work out a potential compromise with centrist senators, Democrats said Saturday night. Schumer's office pushed back on these reports, saying he is ...

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Sexual Politics in Health Care

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:15:58 +0000

As Harry Reid pressures holiday-homebound Democrats to vote for a start of the Senate health care debate, Republican resisters have found a new weapon to use against the bill–a sudden deep concern about how it might threaten women’s bodies. Seizing on a quasi-government task ...

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