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Healthcare Legislation
Sharp momentum shift back to the Democrats after passing health bill
Political momentum has shifted so fast over the last week that it has given Republicans whiplash.

Democrats are heading into the two-week Easter recess in high spirits after passing the most sweeping domestic policy reform since Medicare was enacted four decades ago.  Click here to view full article.
 
House passes reconciliation fixes for healthcare legislation
The House put the finishing touches on healthcare reform Thursday night by passing a fixes bill that finally will allow President Barack Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill to declare final victory on what had been one of the Democratic Partys biggest pieces of unfinished business.  Click here to view full article. 
 
Senate sends healthcare fixes bill back to House
Healthcare reforms long, strange journey was just hours from an end Thursday after the Senate advanced fixes to the newly enacted law.

By a 56-43 tally, the Senate approved a budget reconciliation bill containing the White House-brokered compromises between the Senate-authored healthcare reform law President Barack Obama enacted Tuesday and the House version of the bill.  Click here to view full article.
 
Healthcare bill headed back to the House after marathon Senate push
Senate Democrats defeated 29 straight Republican amendments to the Democratic healthcare reconciliation bill before losing a key parliamentary ruling in Thursdays early hours that will force the legislation back to the House of Representatives.  Click here to view full article.
 
Obama signs healthcare into law
President Barack Obama signed healthcare reform into law on Tuesday, capping a legislative victory Democrats have sought for decades.

"Today, after almost a century of trying; today, after over a year of debate; today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America," Obama said minutes before signing the legislation. " Click here to view full article.
 
Obama rallies Dems: 'We're 24 hours away' from health reform
Democrats are mere hours away from passing comprehensive health reform legislation, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

In a speech to the House Democratic Caucus this weekend ahead of a momentous healthcare vote expected Sunday, the president acknowledged the tough vote tomorrow for Democratic lawmakers, but sought to appeal to their reasons for having come to Congress in the first place. Click here to view full article.
 
Obama on the brink of a health care reinvention
Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment now seems near. Click here to view full article.
 
All sides playing hardball on health care bill
With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass or stop President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend. Click here to view full article.
 
Democrats move closer to passing Senate health bill without vote on text
House Democrats are marching forward with plans to move the Senate healthcare bill through their chamber without actually voting on it.

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday morning released a memo defending the so-called deem and pass procedure, which the memo said has a long precedent in the House and is used commonly. Click here to view full article.

 
Obama: 'We're going to make this happen'
President says he's confident that House Dems will pass bill later this week
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Monday that he is confident that House Democrats will have enough support to pass sweeping health care reform legislation in a vote expected to take place this week.  Click to view full article.
 
Pelosi: Public option will not be in health bill despite liberal efforts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that the public health insurance option will not be included in a package of fixes to healthcare reform legislation.

Pelosi's comments throw a wrench into liberal efforts to reintroduce it to the bill. She shut the door on a possible pathway opened by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who said earlier on Friday that he would "aggressively" push senators to vote for the plan if the House included it in the fixes.  Click here to view full article.

 
House Democrats' 'no' votes are piling up as healthcare reform moves forward
More than two dozen Democrats are expected to vote against the healthcare reform bill that will hit the House floor in the coming weeks.

At least 25 House Democrats will reject the healthcare reform legislation, according to a survey by The Hill, a review of other media reports and interviews with lawmakers, aides and lobbyists. Dozens of House Democrats are undecided or won't comment on their position on the measure. Click here to view full article.

 
Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance
Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage. Click here to view full article.
 
In final push, Obama stresses bill's reforms will rein in cost of healthcare
President Barack Obama said his healthcare plan takes into account "every single serious idea" on cost containment from both parties. 

Obama made the remark in a stump speech Monday in Glenside, Pa., where he sought to address GOP criticisms that his health plan doesn't do enough to contain rising costs. Click here to view full article.
 
Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
President Obama, beginning a full-court press for his health care overhaul, met Thursday with insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure out whether they could meet the presidents timetable for enacting legislation within a few weeks. Click here to view full article. 
 
Obama: 'Congress owes the American people a final vote on healthcare'
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.  Click here to view full article.

Obama cites GOP ideas as he preps health care plan
President Barack Obama embraced a handful of Republican health care ideas Tuesday to lure Democratic votes as he prepared to spell out his final package for a sharply divided House and Senate, where its fate is unsure. Click here to view full article
 
Nelson defends Senate health bill, signals strong backing for reform
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who withheld his support for the Senate-passed healthcare reform bill until practically the last minute, strongly hinted that he is prepared to back the final push to finish the job this spring.  Click here to view full article