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The US Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now.
President Barack Obama's health reform faces a landmark first test in the US Senate Saturday as Democratic leaders strive to lock down support for a vote that would allow them to launch a formal floor debate on the proposal.
A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday.
US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend.
A hunger strike by a Cuban dissident has been a hot story for Miami-based Spanish-language media, and concern about her health even reached the halls of the U.S. Congress, where an anti-Castro lawmaker warned that she was "close to death." But Martha Beatriz... Cuba - Miami - Caribbean - Spanish language - United States Congress
Congressman John Salazar , D-Colo., introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday in Washington, paving the way for more protection of more than 60,000 acres in the Telluride region.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to begin debate on an $848 billion health-care overhaul measure, marking the first step of Senate Democrats' politically treacherous quest to win passage of President Barack Obama's top legislative priority.
The bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would cut what the government says are excess subsidies from Medicare Advantage. But the cuts would not be as deep as those proposed by the House of Representatives.
Unless Congress acts soon, people who lose their jobs will also begin losing the generous federal subsidy for Cobra health insurance premiums starting next month. Two bills in Congress would extend and expand the subsidy, but there is no guarantee either will... Insurance - Health insurance - United States Congress - Health - United States
Physicians and medical professionals in Queens are taking a wait-and-see approach regarding the healthcare reform bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, but cost remains a primary concern, as does reducing malpractice insurance rates.
Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week. A 'Y' means the member voted for the measure; an 'N' means the member voted against the measure; ...
MANTECA - Have a question for a Republican candidate for the 11th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives? Now is the time to submit it before January's Republican Primary Congressional Forum Night hosted by South San Joaquin Republicans.
Colorado state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Senate to limit funding for coal and nuclear energy as Congress moves to pass an energy bill. The 20 state lawmakers, all Democrats, say too much emphasis on coal and nuclear energy would reduce funding for... Democratic - United States Senate - United States Congress - Congress - US Senate
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.
Editor's note: We received more than 40 letters after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 220 to 215 in favor of HB 3962, "Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009." On Nov. 7, U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, of Erie, D-3rd Dist., joined the Democratic majority to vote in favor of the bill.
The US Senate on Tuesday defeated a measure seen as hampering US President Barack Obama's administration plans to try suspected terrorists in civilian courts in New York.
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