Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
President Barack Obama's campaign for a health care overhaul is an intense installment in a long-running story, dating to Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.
Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Sen. Arlen Specter said Wednesday he thinks people who have been angrily disrupting town hall meetings on overhauling the health care system are "not necessarily representative of America," but should be heard.
Tuesday, 4 Aug 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Legislation to inject more money into the "cash-for-clunkers" program will pass the Senate before the start of a month-long recess at the end of this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday.
Tuesday, 4 Aug 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The Senate held a history-making debate Tuesday on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, with Republican opponents asserting she would bring bias to the bench.
Monday, 3 Aug 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Frustrated with the pace of bipartisan talks, Democratic leaders on Monday promised to push a sweeping health care bill through the Senate whether they get Republican support or not.
Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Democratic leaders say they have worked out a last-minute dispute, clearing the way for a sweeping health care bill to move ahead in the House.
Mine is a story of government intervention gone wrong, of well-meaning intentions unfulfilled.
The bill was was approved Tuesday by the House Financial Services Committee, which Frank chairs. The measure was approved in a 40-28 party-line vote.
Monday, 27 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
A new government health insurance plan sought by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could coexist with private insurers without driving them out of business, an analysis by nonpartisan budget experts suggests.
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Top House Democrats sought to minimize the impact of a near-certain missed deadline for health care legislation on Tuesday as the leadership struggled to ease the concerns of rank-and-file critics.
Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Senate Democrats alone cannot pass President Barack Obama's ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care, a top lawmaker acknowledged on Sunday.
Wednesday, 22 Jul 2009 | Source: The New York Times
The typical citizen watching from afar is left to wonder: What will health care reform mean for me, besides possibly higher taxes?
Monday, 20 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today's bleak landscape.
While the focus for the Democrats' bill is on healthcare, some analysts say the real goal could be to raise revenues for an ailing economy and redistribute income.
Tuesday, 14 Jul 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
House Democrats unveiled ambitious legislation Tuesday to remake the nation's health care system and called on medical providers, businesses and the wealthiest Americans to pick up the tab.
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17 Jul 2009
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