Obama to Dems: Health bill results will be seen by midterm elections
By Jordy Yager; The Hill ~ Mar 06, 2010
President Barack Obama on Saturday continued his final push to pass a healthcare bill this year as he attempted to assuage Democratic concerns that pieces of the massive measure wouldn’t take effect this year, in time to show voters tangible results...
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U.S. to owe nearly as much as it produces by 2020, new CBO report shows
By Jon Ward; The Daily Caller ~ Mar 06, 2010The United States in 2020 will owe to creditors almost as much as it produces as an economy, and interest on the national debt will grow to almost $1 trillion, according to an analysis [1] of President Obama’s budget released by the Congressional Budget Office...
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Bill's funding relief may mean more contributions
By Doug Halonen; Pensions & Investments ~ Mar 05, 2010
Some employers would have to make additional contributions to their defined benefit plans to qualify for funding relief under a provision in a huge Senate tax and unemployment bill...
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McCain calls for new ‘Gang of 14’ to stop Obama push on healthcare
By Alexander Bolton; The Hill ~ Mar 05, 2010
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is seeking bipartisan support to block Senate Democrats from using special parliamentary tactics to pass healthcare reform...
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Ten who could decide health care
By Carrie Budoff Brown & Patrick O'Connor; Politico ~ Mar 05, 2010
At this point, a yearlong health reform effort will live or die in Congress by a few votes that go one way or the other, all in the next few weeks...Read more...
Obama lobbies wavering Democrats on health care
By Jennifer Haberkorn; The Washington Times ~ Mar 05, 2010
President Obama and top Democrats set out Thursday to thwart defections and solidify support for their health care overhaul bill, focusing on skeptical rank-and-file House Democrats antsy about voting for the unpopular measure and then having to fend off Republican attacks in the midterm elections...
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Dems have trouble with health care rifts
By John Fritze, USA Today ~ Mar 04, 2010
Some oppose abortion, some are worried about premiums and some have zeroed in on taxes. But House Democrats do have this in common: They're all being heavily courted to support President Obama's health care legislation...Read more...
Obama’s Path on Health-Care Bill May Face ‘War’ in Congress
By Laura Litvan & Catherine Dodge; Bloomberg ~ Mar 04, 2010
When Republicans used a legislative maneuver called budget reconciliation in 1995 in a bid to wipe out the U.S. deficit and transfer some social programs to states, they ran into a wall of resistance. With Democrats now likely to use reconciliation to sidestep Republican opposition and try to push through the most sweeping U.S. health-care legislation in more than four decades, the 1995 experience underscores how unpredictable and acrimonious the path can be...Read more...
'Congress owes the American people a final vote on healthcare'
By Jeffrey Young & Sam Youngman; The Hill ~ Mar 03, 2010
President Barack Obama launched the endgame on healthcare Wednesday, urging Congress to “finish its work.” Obama said he believes Congress owes the American people a final up-or-down vote on healthcare reform, but did not use the word reconciliation...Read more...
Obama Calls for 'Up or Down' Vote on Health
By Laura Meckler & Henry J. Pulizzi; The Wall Street Journal ~ Mar 03, 2010
President Barack Obama, hoping to move the health-care debate to its final stages, called on lawmakers to schedule a vote in the next few weeks...
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Opinion: Abuse of Power
From Review & Outlook; The Wall Street Journal ~ Mar 03, 2010
A string of electoral defeats and the great unpopularity of ObamaCare can't stop Democrats from their self-appointed rendezvous with liberal destiny—ramming a bill through Congress on a narrow partisan vote...
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Activists in final health care push
By Chris Frates; Politico ~ Mar 02, 2010
President Barack Obama returned health reform to the front burner last week by releasing his own reform proposal and holding a bipartisan White House summit that gave his stalled top domestic priority a much-needed shove toward the finish line. But that momentum could be slowed this week as congressional Democrats wait for Obama to weigh in on the next step...Read more...
Obama said poised to offer more healthcare changes
By Patricia Zengerle, RNS; The Washington Post ~ Mar 02, 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer changes to his healthcare overhaul this week, the White House said on Monday, and Democrats said they were working to include more ideas advocated by Republicans...
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Health bill critics target Democrats
By Jennifer Haberkorn; The Washington Times ~ Mar 02, 2010 Advocacy groups that oppose the health care overhaul bill are taking aim at House Democrats who support President Obama's signature policy item, pouring money into television ads attacking vulnerable lawmakers in conservative-leaning districts...Read more...
With or Without Republicans, Democrats Move Forward With Health Care Overhaul
By Huma Khan, Kristina Wong & Jake Tapper; ABC News ~ Mar 01, 2010
Political strategists doubt whether there is enough support among Democrats to pass President Obama's health care legislation, even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., expressed confidence Sunday she would eventually have enough House votes to do so...
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Hoyer: Raising taxes a realistic option for cutting $12 trillion debt
By Walter Alarkon; The Hill ~ Mar 01, 2010
Tax increases may be necessary to rein in $12 trillion in federal debt, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Monday. Hoyer emphasized the need to reform Social Security and Medicare, but also made it clear that raising taxes will have to be on the table...
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