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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.
Cigna Corp. (CI) is prepared to adapt to any of the health-care overhaul proposals that the U.S. Congress is now considering, although the insurer believes those receiving the most attention would have negative, unintended consequences, Chairman and Chief Executive H. Edward Hanway said Friday.
I want to publicly thank two local members of the U.S. House of Representatives for their dedicated and enthusiastic support of the Health Reform legislation recently passed in Washington. Representatives Allyson Schwartz and Joe Sestak are to be commended for demonstrating their concern for individuals, families, small business owners, and local governments (and, by logical extension, taxpayers ...
Attorney General Martha Coakley has a solid lead in the four-way Democratic race for the open US Senate seat, but with just 16 days until the primary election, nearly three-quarters of likely voters have yet to decide who they will support, according to a Globe poll.
Diane Patrick, the governor’s wife, issued an impassioned plea yesterday to elect US Representative Michael E. Capuano to the US Senate, but the congressman hedged when asked whether her support might help him against Attorney General Martha Coakley, the perceived front-runner and sole woman candidate.
Speaker Robert A. DeLeo today joined with House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. in announcing that employees of the Massachusetts House of Representatives will participate in a five-day furlough program expected to yield approximately $620,000 in savings.
Elizabeth Buckley, a private Tennessee home inspector, addressed the Rhea County Commission last week on the dangers and laws coming out of the so-called "Cap and Trade" bill, which has passed the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Lawyers for the Minnesota House of Representatives spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Governor Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent.
DENVER - Saying she wants to follow through on her commitment to the constituents of Eagle, Lake and Summit counties, Rep. Christine Scanlan (D-Summit County) has announced that she will not resign her seat in the State House of Representatives and will not run for Senate District 16. Scanlan's announcement comes in the wake of State Sen. Dan Gibbs's decision earlier this week to leave his ...
Washington, 20 November (WashingtonTV)—US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an “unworthy partner” who does not deserve thousands of more American troops or a boost in civilian aid.
Legislation granting Air Force and Navy veterans a better shot at receiving disability benefits for Agent Orange-related illness now has 204 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, 14 short of the number needed to guarantee passage.The bill, HR 2254, is the Agent Orange Equity Act. It would grant people who served in the waters off Vietnam and the airspace above it the same presumptions as ...
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 3:25 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican advisers in New York say former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many have been pushing to run for governor...
Last Saturday, Nov. 7, the United States House of Representatives passed the Affordable Healthcare for America Act, a House Bill aiming to provide comprehensive health care for all Americans. To become law, the bill must also be passed by the Senate. The House bill, which passed 220 — 215 along strict party lines, would provide an [...]
State Representative Hardie Davis (D-Augusta) announced his intentions Friday to resign from the Georgia House of Representatives.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of a Vermont state judge to become the state's next federal judge.
by Robert Pozarycki Queens’ six Members of Congress voted last Saturday, Nov. 7, to approve the “Affordable Health Care for America Act,” the House of Representatives’ version of a national health care reform bill. read more
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