WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering ...
Moderate Democrat commits on crucial health care vote as Senate Democrats move forward With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a ...
Nebraska's moderate Sen. Ben Nelson to vote 'yes' on crucial health care test vote Saturday Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care. The moderate lawmaker told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
Ohio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forces in conservatives, Democratic governor A few moderate Ohio senators trying to craft a compromise to fix Ohio's budget gap are being thwarted by two opposing forces: the majority of Republican senators who adamantly oppose any ...
Republican governors seek victories in 2010 as GOP looks to rebuild Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come. Republicans boast of a strong crop ...
The Senate majority leader draws cheers with a tightrope act. He brings the bill in under the Obama administrationÕs spending limit, but he faces furious opposition from Republicans who have vowed to block it. THE MONEY According to an assessment by the ...
Free clinics staged in states where senators are targeted on health care votes A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for the uninsured in three states is turning into a not-so-subtle jab at moderate Democrats to support their party's efforts ...
House votes to block Medicare cuts to doctors, Republicans see a payoff to the AMA The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as ...
US President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, will face arguably its toughest test yet this weekend with a key vote in the US Senate, Democrats announced Thursday. Under the arrangement, lawmakers were due to vote at 8 pm ...
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that any new economic pump-priming legislation would seek to maximize job creation while curbing deficit expansion that puts a drag on US growth. And Pelosi bluntly rejected Republican charges that President Barack Obama's Democratic allies ...
The Senate will hold its first vote on health care legislation on Saturday night and Democrats will need 60 votes to prevail. Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the schedule on the Senate floor, one day after unveiling a nearly $1 trillion bill ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year. Representative Luis ...
