Abortion dispute with Catholic bishops could hinder Obama's health care bill in Senate The White House is on a collision course with Catholic ...
Free clinics staged in states where senators are targeted on health care votes A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as lawmakers finalize an overhaul of the healthcare system. Lawmakers are concerned the companies are trying to reap gains ahead of reforms ...
AP Poll: Americans support public health plan _ depending on how you ask More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm ...
As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid prepares to bring landmark health care legislation to the Senate floor this week, the Nevada Republicans seeking to replace him next year are on the same page, parroting their partyÕs talking points on the issue. The ...
WASHINGTON To understand just how difficult it is to get anything done in the Senate, a dose of history can help. Long before President Lyndon B. Johnson became champion of civil rights, he was during his early years as majority leader a ...
Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill. Led by the giant U.S. Chamber of Commerce, opponents of the Democratic health care drive ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will not rush consideration of healthcare reform legislation sought by President Barack Obama, and lawmakers can expect a number of amendments, the chamber's top Republican said on Sunday. "This will be on the floor for quite ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Mystery group run by NC law firm fans opposition around US to health bill One operative tried to enlist trade groups in Maine to oppose government-run health coverage. Another helped a member of a Las Vegas conservative group appear ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights groups fight to maintain influence in health care debate Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits. They're ...
Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits. They're blanketing Capitol Hill with lobbyists, petitions, letters and phone calls in efforts to defeat ...
Reid in complex back-and-forth with Congress' budget office ahead of health bill debate They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda. Doubt it, consider this — lawmakers are anxiously ...
