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Deficit Commission Chairs Issue Draft Plan

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Robert Hay
WASHINGTON - APRIL 27: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama (4th L) speaks as he greets members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, including co-chairs Erskine Bowles (3rd L) and Alan Simpson (5th L), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House April 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The commission was holding its first formal meeting to hear remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, OMB Director Peter Orszag, and Former OMB Directors Robert Reischauer and Rudolph Penner. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The co-chairs of President Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission today unveiled a draft set of proposals to reduce the federal deficit, touching off a contentious debate among lawmakers serving on the commission. Continue reading →

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Democrats Open to Revisiting Health Care Law

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Robert Hay
DENVER - OCTOBER 05: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) meets with an aide at his campaign headquarters on October 5, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Bennet is in a tough election fight against Republican challenger and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A Democratic freshman member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee said Tuesday that the Senate will likely take another look at revisions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) said … Continue reading →

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Senate Dems Anticipate Dec. 23 Health Care Vote

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Robert Hay

Despite the seeming setback dealt to the Democrats comprehensive health care reform efforts this weekend by Senator Lieberman (I-CT) and Ben Nelson (D-NE), Senate Democrats are planning a procedural move to set-up a December 23 vote on their health care … Continue reading →

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Senate Medicare Compromise In Doubt

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Robert Hay
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What was last week touted as a potential breakthrough for the Senate health care bill is today being labeled as potentially another failed compromise.  Yesterday, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) publicly stated that a health care bill which would extend Medicare … Continue reading →

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Senate Votes Down Medicare Fix

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Robert Hay

While House and Senate Democratic leaders try to cobble together enough votes to pass their health care legislation, both chambers had votes on components of reform that could signal what smaller issues could impact the passage of a larger bill. … Continue reading →

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