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Blog Entries for Wednesday, November 11
Jingle Bell Health
Democratic leaders in the Congress have put lawmakers on notice that they may be working right up to Christmas this year, in an effort to finish work on health care reform legislation. "Members are advised that the Floor schedule for November and December, 2009 has been revised," read the innocuous ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, November 10
Senate Health Update
With the Senate out of session for the rest of this week, and all of Thanksgiving week, there isn't much time for Democrats to get a debate finished this year on health care legislation. "Oh, it's going to be hard," said Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) as I tagged after him ...
Clinton Urges Action
A familiar figure was in the halls of the Capitol on Tuesday, as former President Bill Clinton joined Senate Democrats at their regular lunch meeting, urging them to act this year on health care reform. Regardless of his health care experience, a former President always has interesting observations to make ...
Dem vs Dem
For all the talk recently of Republicans fighting each other for control of the party, the same type of battle is also flaring within Democratic Party ranks, as the Left goes after those who aren't supporting health care legislation in the Congress. "Democrats Against Health Care?!" was the title of ...
Blog Entries for Monday, November 9
The DC Sniper
Today, the state of Virginia is slated to execute John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the Washington, D.C. Sniper attacks back in 2002. It brings back some bad memories. I still don't like to think too much about the D.C. Sniper attacks, probably because it just hit too close to home. ...
Health Horse Trading
It shouldn't be any shocker that lawmakers would change their votes on something like the health reform bill with the understanding that they might get a project here or there courtesy of the White House. But usually, you don't see the members of Congress who won the deals advertising them ...
Abortion Divides Democrats
Just two days after a historic win on health care legislation in the U.S. House, Democrats were aiming fire at each other in a battle over abortion that could realistically endanger efforts on sweeping health changes in the Congress. At issue were funding restrictions on abortion services that the House ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, November 8
On To The Senate
Now that health care legislation from Democrats is through the U.S. House, what lies ahead in the Senate? The easy answer is "a much longer debate." The more difficult question is how long it will take to get to a final vote. The House demonstrated on Saturday that a determined ...
Pro-Life Win
If there was one single reason why the Democrats got a majority for health care legislation in the House this past weekend, it was a deal cut with pro-life Democrats. I have been saying for months - sooner or later - Democrats would be faced with a situation where they ...
A Deeply Flawed Bill
The point when I figured where the votes were going on the Democratic health bill in the House came late on Saturday morning, when I got a statement from a key Blue Dog, who was thinking about voting against the bill. "I will vote yes," said Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), ...
Blog Entries for Saturday, November 7
List of Democrat No Votes
Here is a list of the 'no' votes cast by Democrats on the health care overhaul bill approved late on Saturday night by the U.S. House on a vote of 220-215. There was one Republican who voted 'aye', that was Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana.Here is the List of ...
House Health Care
Democrats won the first test vote in the U.S. House on health care reform, approving the rule providing for debate on the legislation by a vote of 242-192. Supporters of the bill on the Democratic side seem more confident of final approval now than they did at 9am when ...
Rolling the Dice
Democratic leaders in the House have decided to roll the dice today on health care reform, approving a framework for debate that is all but certain to anger female pro-choice members, because it allows for a vote on a controversial provision related to abortion. After 1am on Saturday, the House ...
Blog Entries for Friday, November 6
Democratic Nays
My colleagues and I spent a lot of time on Friday trying to figure out where all the Democrats are on health care reform. As of Friday night, there are 23 confirmed "no" votes according to our count, with dozens more on the fence. Here is a list that I ...
Health Care Wrangling
Democrats tried to put the best face on the internal machinations of their party on health care reform yesterday, expressing confidence about holding a vote this weekend, while at the same time admitting the vote could be delayed. "One step at a time," Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), one of ...
Rare Or Unusual
For those who write news stories, many use the Associated Press Stylebook to determine all kinds of grammar and style usage issues confronting the printed press. Maybe those of us covering Congress should have something like that as well. For the newbie, it must be sort of overwhelming to hear ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, November 5
Health Care Vote
As Democrats get ready to vote on health care reform in the House this weekend, I thought I would give you a little viewing guide on what to expect from this debate. Today (Friday) the action will be in the House Rules Committee, which will meet to set up the ...
Counting To 218
Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn't claiming victory just yet on health care reform legislation in the House on Thursday, but she told reporters at her weekly news conference that she will have the votes when the vote is called on Saturday. "I say once again we are right on the brink ...
Health Care Rally II
While the rally against the Democratic health care reform bill wasn't anywhere near as big as the Washington, D.C. Tea Party back in September, it certainly seemed like a success for GOP organizers, who hoped to send a message to Democrats inside the Capitol. "Kill the bill" was the phrase ...
A Different Seat
When the heat is on in the Congress, it can be a lonely time for lawmakers who cross their leaders and vote against key pieces of legislation, and that's where one prominent Democrat is right now. Rep. Colin Peterson (D-MN) is Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. But if you're ...
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