The 60 votes needed to assure passage of the Senate health care reform bill are still not certain. Yesterday President Obama called the members of the...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) thought he had a compromise on the health care reform bill. He had not counted on the aggressive stand of...
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The hard won compromise announced last week by the Senate majority to save the health care may be in jeopardy. One of the compromises included would...
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Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said last night that he has reached an understanding with 10 senators over the issue of a public option...
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Trying to balance the wishes of liberal and moderate Democrats, 10 senators have been trying to find an alternative or compromise to the public option...
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Senate leaders and President Obama asked Democratic senators to put aside their differences and support a government run health insurance option as...
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The Senate rejected by a vote of 53 to 41 an effort put forth by Republicans to block cutting payments for home health care. Home health care...
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The Senate voted 100 to 0 yesterday to maintain Medicare benefits currently offered to seniors. What they actually voted on was a hastily prepared...
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The amendment put forth by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md) passed today. 56 Democrats, 2 independents and 3 Republicans voted for the amendment....
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The first amendment to the Senate health care reform bill was introduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). The amendment would guarantee women access...
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