Baucus predicts all Senate Dems to vote yes on health overhaul as public option debate surgesWASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate — and perhaps more than one Republican — will support legislation overhauling the nation’s health care system, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee predicted Thursday. Pelosi: Case growing for government to sell insurance in competition with private marketWASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the case is growing stronger for allowing the government to sell health insurance in competition with private companies, contending recent attacks from the industry should dispel any doubts. Democrats attack insurers in public; behind closed doors try to settle their own differencesWASHINGTON — White House officials and Senate Democrats are meeting in private to iron out differences on a health care overhaul that could affect every American. In public, they’re united by a common enemy: the health insurance industry. Worries on costs and mistrust of health insurers rekindle interest in federal planWASHINGTON — Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan. Sen. Snowe backed Finance version of health care bill because it’s a ‘good place to start’WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia Snowe, the only Republican to support the Finance Committee’s health care bill, said Wednesday she could foresee a government-run plan that would “kick in” if private insurers fail to live up to expectations. A look at the state of play on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul agendaA top-to-bottom remake of the U.S. health care system along the lines sought by President Barack Obama moved a step closer to reality Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee approved a 10-year, $829 billion plan that would extend coverage to millions more Americans and seek to hold down spiraling health costs over the long term. GOP Sen. Snowe joins Democrats in advancing health care bill toward debate in full SenateWASHINGTON — Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama’s signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress. Move over Palin! Maine’s Snowe is the female maverick in the GOPWASHINGTON — Forget Sarah Palin. The female maverick of the Republican Party is Sen. Olympia Snowe. Senate panel approves middle-of-the-road health care plan with support from GOP’s SnoweWASHINGTON — With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee Tuesday approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President Barack Obama’s goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant step closer to becoming law. AP Interview: Baucus didn’t know for sure Snowe was ‘yes’ on health bill until she cast voteWASHINGTON — Sen. Max Baucus says he didn’t know for sure that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe would vote in favor of his health care overhaul bill until she actually did so. Republican Snowe joins Democrats in backing centrist health care billWASHINGTON — With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee Tuesday approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President Barack Obama’s goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant step closer to becoming law. Senate panel approves sweeping health overhaul bill, setting stage for historic debateWASHINGTON — A pivotal Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country’s health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama’s goal of expanding coverage. Obama praises Republican Sen. Snowe for ‘diligent’ work ahead of crucial health care voteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is praising Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe for being “extraordinarily diligent” in working with Democrats on health care reform. Maine senator’s decision gives Finance bill a bipartisan glowWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. GOP’s Snowe to vote for Democrats’ bill to overhaul country’s health care systemWASHINGTON — Forget Sarah Palin. The maverick female of the Republican Party is Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe. Finance panel convenes to vote on health bill as chairman declares ‘time to get the job done’WASHINGTON — Divided along partisan lines, a key Senate committee moved Tuesday toward a milestone vote on sweeping health care legislation that would fulfill President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Its ultimate fate remained far from certain. Boost for health care bill: Now estimated to cover 94 percent of US, cost $829 billionWASHINGTON — Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit. Senate Democratic leader has tough task ahead in finalizing health care legislationWASHINGTON — Forget mission accomplished. Try mission seemingly impossible. Health bill’s progress is historic _ but opposition shows it’s still a long way from passageWASHINGTON — Barack Obama has pushed closer than any president in generations to creating a basic health care safety net for most Americans, yet the fate of legislation delivering on his promise is far from certain. Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Sen. aims to finish debate by nightfallWASHINGTON — Rejecting Republican amendments, Democrats turned back GOP efforts to cast the health care overhaul as a tax hike on the middle class Thursday, as a crucial Senate panel aimed to wrap up debate on the measure by nightfall. Democrats turn back GOP health bill tax amendments as Baucus aims to finish panl work ThursdayWASHINGTON — Rejecting Republican amendments, Democrats turned back GOP efforts to cast the health care overhaul as a tax hike on the middle class Thursday, as a crucial Senate panel aimed to wrap up debate on the measure by nightfall. Democrats eye mid-October launch for health care debate in the full House and SenateWASHINGTON — Historic health care legislation could be on the floor of both houses of Congress as early as mid-October as Democrats work to answer President Barack Obama’s call for greater protections for those who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all. Health care vote predicted soon by Senate panel; GOP challenges swept aside as emotions riseWASHINGTON — A White House-backed overhaul of the nation’s health care system weathered repeated challenges from Republican critics over taxes, abortion and more on Wednesday, and the bill’s architect claimed enough votes to push it through the Senate Finance Committee as early as week’s end. Senators writing health overhaul bill reject anti-abortion language sought by conservativesWASHINGTON — In a vote with far-reaching political implications, senators writing a health care overhaul Wednesday rejected a bid to strengthen anti-abortion provisions in the legislation — which could reach the Senate floor in the next two weeks. Senate Finance Committee votes down creation of public insurance planWASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee has voted against creating a new government health insurance plan to compete with the private market. The 15-to-8 vote could forecast the fate of the public option in the Senate as a whole. The outcome was expected but still a defeat for liberals who view government-sponsored insurance for the middle class as a key component of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Health bill survives challenges from left in Senate Committee, faces new assaults from rightWASHINGTON — A sweeping health overhaul bill has survived a major challenge from the left, but onslaughts loom from the right on thorny issues including abortion and insurance coverage for illegal immigrants. Power of Snowe: Maine Republican wields clout on health careWASHINGTON — They call her “President Snowe” in the blogosphere. Public plan debate to take center stage as Senate Finance goes back to work on health careWASHINGTON — Democrats sought to give government the right to sell insurance in competition with private industry Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee opened a second week of debate over massive health care legislation. Liberals fail to win government-run insurance option in Senate health care billWASHINGTON — In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed on Tuesday to inject a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the Senate, despite bipartisan agreement that private insurers must change their ways. Liberal Democrats twice fail to inject gov’t-run insurance option in Senate health care billWASHINGTON — In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed on Tuesday to inject a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the Senate, despite bipartisan agreement that private insurers must change their ways. |
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