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Pelosi set to unveil health reform bill
politico.com - 29 days ago
Pelosi set to unveil health reform bill
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to unveil a long-awaited health reform bill in the House on Thursday.
Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation
nytimes.com - 29 days ago
Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their bill to remake the health care system and said... they had the votes to pass it. But Republicans said gimmicks had been used to hide the measure’s long-term costs. The bill is similar in size and ... (more) Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care Legislation

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Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
nytimes.com - 29 days ago
Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Under pressure from moderate-to-conservative members of the House Democratic caucus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided... to propose a government-run insurance plan that would negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals , rather than using ... (more) Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option

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biggovernment.com - 27 days ago
Pelosi Health Care Bill Blows a Kiss to Trial Lawyers
— biggovernment.com — The health care bill recently unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi is over 1,900 pages for a reason.... It is much easier to dispense goodies to favored interest groups if they are surrounded by a lot of legislative legalese. For example, check out this ... (more) Pelosi Health Care Bill Blows a Kiss to Trial Lawyers

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The Corner on National Review Online:  House First -- By: Yuval Levin

The Note:  The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, October 29, 2009

Taylor Marsh:  Afghanistan in the Caucus Room

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House First -- By: Yuval Levin
The Corner on National Review Online — It has seemed for a few weeks as though the Senate was likely to move first on health care reform, and the House leadership would wait to see what could pass in the upper chamber before sending their members out on a limb for a bill that might end up going nowhere. Now, however, as the Senate bill negotiations seem unlikely to be resolved for weeks, Nancy Pelosi appears to have decided to move first, and quickly. She will announce the combined House Democratic bill tomorrow morning, and may try to push for a vote very quickly, within a week or so. That means, as Bill Kristol ...

The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Note — ... LINK The Political Punch (Jake Tapper): LINK George's Bottom Line (George Stephanopoulos): LINK Clem's Chronicle: LINK Follow ABC News on Twitter: LINK ABC News Mobile: LINK ABC News app on your iPhone/iPod Touch: LINK HEALTH CARE: ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf: “Could Roland Burris Block Reid’s Health Care Bill?” LINK Politico’s Patrick O’Connor: “Pelosi set to unveil health reform bill” LINK NY Daily News’ Michael McAuliff: “I don't want public insurance plan in health care reform, ...

Afghanistan in the Caucus Room
Taylor Marsh — ... There will likely be all sorts of news this morning. For one thing, Speaker Pelosi is set to announce the House health care bill, which isn’t pleasing everyone in her caucus, no matter how hard she and others worked to get a “robust” public option done. So, please ...

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