Son of Las Vegas courthouse shooter arrested in Tenn. after allegedly making death threats The son of a man killed when he opened ...
Analysis: Deficit-financed job bill's prospects in Senate are weak amid concern over deficits The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and ...
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 24: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) walks toward the Senate floor before a vote at the US Capitol on December 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bill, adopted by 60 votes to 39, aims to cover some 31m uninsured Americans. ...
Lawmakers writing health bills confront differences between House, Senate on abortion The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be ...
Yes, they've been in session every day for a month. They're sick of Christmas cookies and each other. But don't feel bad for the senators stuck working overtime. They're dining on catered food in gilded suites and cloak rooms. They're recording video ...
It must go to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, the last holdout on Obamacare.From National Review:The highest-profile Democratic hold-out on Obamacare, Nelson said last week, “My vote is not for sale.” He obviously meant that in the sense that he’d be righteously indignant ...
Of all the health care deals, Senate compromise on abortion may be the hardest to keep Twice now, abortion was almost a dealbreaker. This time, it was a dealmaker. But of hundreds of deals cut so health care legislation can stay alive, ...
Twice now, abortion was almost a dealbreaker. This time, it was a dealmaker. But of hundreds of deals cut so health care legislation can stay alive, the hardest to keep may be the Senate's abortion compromise — achieved after 13 hours of ...
Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to reporters following a 60-40 cloture vote which is the first step on passing a health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Copyright 2009 AP News
Neb. senator's deals for home state in health care reform bill include perks for big insurers Nebraska — never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate — stands to reap millions of dollars worth of financial ...
President Barack Obama's planned reform of health care, his top domestic goal, cleared a key Senate hurdle Monday with no room to spare and seemed set to pass by his self-imposed Christmas deadline. After hours of bitter debate, all 58 Democrats and ...
US Sen. Ben Nelson of Neb. sees backlash in home state over decision to support health reform It was the concern of Nebraska's Republican governor over expanded Medicaid costs in the proposed Senate health care overhaul bill that led to a compromise ...
