Back To The Drawing Board Los Angeles Times Democrats may not attract any GOP support for comprehensive healthcare reform by stepping up efforts to limit the growth in healthcare costs. But they will make the benefits of the measure clearer to a skeptical public (2/8). Five Ideas For...
Politico: "Democrats will face nearly the same political environment this fall whether or not they pass health care reform legislation, according to a new poll out Tuesday." The poll, by Public Policy Polling, found that "Republicans currently have a generic ballot advantage of 43 percent to 40...
Health care reform legislation "has a heartbeat," Roll Call reports, adding that Democrats are hoping a "breather" helps cool emotions, but that their focus will continue to be on eventually passing legislation. "Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said a...
CQ Politics: "Proponents of a comprehensive health care overhaul are pressing congressional Democrats to finish the measure ... Leaders of several interest groups said at a news conference Wednesday that the House should clear the Senate-passed health care bill for President Obama's signature"...
...themselves to Obama that they too? will be identified as a Communist? You know, "birds of a feather" hang together.
How many Democrats will be calling on him to visit their districts while running for election this year? Haaaahahahaha
USA Today reports that "Democratic leaders say [Mass. Republican Scott] Brown's win hasn't killed the $1 trillion health care bill," but after a series of meetings Wednesday they still had no "clear plan for how to proceed." Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, says...
Roll Call reports that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday "appeared to concede that there was little Republicans could do to block passage of health care reform" but said he hopes Democrats change their course on the reform bill. "'We're going to do everything we can to stop this...
Democrats hope an upcoming meeting with President Obama will help "narrow the differences" between the House and Senate bills, The Associated Press reports. "Obama was to meet Wednesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and other Democratic...
Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby explores the following concept advanced in current health overhaul plans. "Both the House measure and the newly recast Senate bill would force insurers to spend the vast majority of premium revenue on medical care for their customers, reducing the...
President Obama told Senate Democrats Tuesday in an hour-long meeting that they are on the "precipice" of health reform and said that he was "cautiously optimistic" that health reform would get done, the Los Angeles Times reports. "President Obama, acknowledging that he will have to accept...
The New York Times: "Senate Democrats said on Wednesday that they were not sure exactly what was in a deal that the majority leader said would surmount a disagreement over a proposed government-run health plan. But they voiced guarded optimism that it would ultimately help them pass major health...
The New York Times: "Senate Democrats said on Wednesday that they were not sure exactly what was in a deal that the majority leader said would surmount a disagreement over a proposed government-run health plan. But they voiced guarded optimism that it would ultimately help them pass major health...
House Democrats appear increasingly likely to "resort to a multibill omnibus package" to clear unresolved fiscal year 2010 appropriations bills and extend programs that expire at the end of the month, CQ Today reports (Clarke/Epstein, CQ Today, 12/2)...
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They keep asking why Republicans never complained about Bush policies.
Democrats, particularly Hillary Clinton, sided with Republicans about the Dubai Ports deal.
Harriet Meyers was also contested by Republicans.
The prescription drug benefits program was another example of Republican...
The Hill reports that "Democratic leaders sent out a notice Monday morning alerting senators that when the chamber returns to session after the Thanksgiving holiday, 'roll call votes could occur at any time during the day and evening, with weekend sessions likely.
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Since 1933 ( I use that date because that is where the table started ) Democrats have run both houses of congress for 52 years. REpublicans have run both houses for 17 years. NOW despite running both houses of congress since 1007 (with the dow at 14000, unemployment at 4.6% and gas at $2.00...
kindergarten and learn to work together? I mean seriously. The main goal should be informing the people and letting them choose which side they want to support. Both parties are just shoving biased information down the American people's throats.
Gee, I could point out at least a half dozen instances of Democrats being rude!
Worried, you ignorant fascist, explain why Connecticut Dumbocrats were playing solitaire in the middle of a legislative session.
...libertarians than republicans? On another question just posted, the person asked which party do you trust the most.....of course the usual 'democrats" and then all of the rest of us, who say independent, or libertarian.................it made me laugh because i am sure most liberals on here...
EVERYTHING!? I am a democrat and I can honestly say that I am so sick of every little thing that a Republican does, Dems jump all over it and blow it way out of proportion, and vice versa. I just wish everyone would stop b*tching about every little thing and try to find a common ground. Being...