Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama and top administration officials met at the White House this year with lobbyists and advocacy groups on both sides of the health-care overhaul debate, records show. Full Story »
Democratic Rep. John M. Spratt Jr. is in his 14th term representing South Carolina's 5th District and usually has little trouble winning re-election. But it appears that national Republicans are set on giving the Budget Committee chairman more than simply a token challenge this cycle. Full Story »
Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, the son of the man often called the father of pro-life Democrats, faces the biggest issue of his three years in the Senate: a debate over federal funding of abortions that threatens to bring down health care reform Full Story »
A look at key issues in the health care debate: Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and the more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend. Full Story »
Lawmakers were all over the airwaves Sunday following the Senate's procedural vote on the health care overhaul bill -- and like the chamber's vote, the rhetoric and the predictions for going forward lined up along predictable partisan lines. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation. Full Story »
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor in a party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative. Full Story »
She was the last Senate Democrat to declare her intention on the procedural vote on the health care overhaul bill but Blanche Lincoln's position from here on out likely will be the first to garner attention. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer screenings are overblown. Full Story »
Reuters
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night – but there’s no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits. Full Story »
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If you've recently found yourself wondering, "What the heck is going on with the health care reform debate?", you're not alone. The American legislative process is unwieldy, and never more so than in the United States Senate. The Senate voted Saturday to move its bill to a full debate, but some big hurdles still remain. Full Story »
The Senate opened a two-day debate on its health care overhaul bill amid indications Friday morning that Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is closing in on the 60 votes he needs to overcome an anticipated Republican filibuster and bring the measure to the floor. Full Story »
The health care debate has sucked so much oxygen out of the Capitol's chambers that it's been easy to miss another simmering story: Democratic fears about the economy. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO - This city did not wait for Washington's health care overhaul. Most uninsured adults here are already reaping the benefits of a government-run health care program — seeing doctors, filling prescriptions, and getting surgeries they could not otherwise afford. Full Story »
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