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'We Are Still
Capable of
Doing Great
Things': Obama

Mar 21, 2010 11:27 PM CDT

'We Are Still Capable of Doing Great Things': Obama

President calls health reform bill 'a victory for common sense'

(Newser) - President Obama says the health care legislation the House passed tonight is "a victory for the American people" and "a victory for common sense." The bill "will not solve every problem" in the health care system, the president said, but "moves us in the right...

House Passes Health Reform

UPDATED

Mar 21, 2010 9:55 PM CDT

House Passes Health Reform

Historic measure advances after late deal-making

(Newser) - Cheers erupted on the floor of the chamber as the House passed the Senate health care reform bill tonight, 219-212, after a late compromise on abortion funding gave Democrats the votes they needed to advance the historic measure. The vote followed 9½ hours of contentious debate that wrapped up with...

Stupak Agreement Makes
Passage All But Certain

health care reform

Mar 21, 2010 3:18 PM CDT

Stupak Agreement Makes Passage All But Certain

Obama will issue executive order reiterating Hyde Amendment

(Newser) - President Obama will sign an executive order forbidding the use of federal funding for abortion, and Bart Stupak and his anti-abortion allies will vote to pass health care reform, the Michigan Democrat announced this afternoon. The shift means the measure is almost certain to pass when it's voted on tonight....

Health Bill
Protesters
Create 'Mass
Hysteria': Frank

Mar 21, 2010 3:06 PM CDT

Health Bill Protesters Create 'Mass Hysteria': Frank

Mass. Democrat invokes witch trials as anti-gay slurs continue

(Newser) - Dueling groups of protesters created a chaotic scene on Capitol Hill today as opponents and advocates of the health reform bill made their voices heard in a scene Rep. Barney Frank called "mass hysteria." A protester who made it into a House office building yelled at Nancy Pelosi,...

House Scraps 'Deem and
Pass' Procedure

Mar 20, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

House Scraps 'Deem and Pass' Procedure

It will hold a standard vote on the Senate bill tomorrow

(Newser) - "Deem and pass" is heading back into legislative obscurity. House leaders today decided not to use the controversial procedure on health care reform. Instead, the chamber will hold a standard vote on the Senate health bill and another on a package of amendments, reports the Washington Post . The final...

'We'll Have the
Votes': Hoyer

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Mar 19, 2010 12:12 PM CDT

'We'll Have the Votes': Hoyer

House majority leader, whip confident about health reform passage

(Newser) - Health care reform legislation will sail through the House of Representatives in Sunday's vote, Steny Hoyer says. “We'll have the votes when the roll is called,” the majority leader tells Politico . Democrats haven’t lined up enough yeas for President Obama’s key domestic agenda, but the majority...

Obama on Health Care:
'If This Vote Fails...'

Mar 19, 2010 11:46 AM CDT

Obama on Health Care: 'If This Vote Fails...'

President delivers closing argument to enthusiastic crowd

(Newser) - President Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms today, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails." What then? "The insurance industry will continue to run amok," the...

Nate Silver: Bet on
Health Bill to Pass

votes nearly locked up

Mar 19, 2010 7:36 AM CDT

Nate Silver: Bet on Health Bill to Pass

Barring catastrophe, reform should pass

(Newser) - The smart money is on health care reform passing this weekend, writes Nate Silver. It's becoming clear that there are not enough "hard no's"—representatives who will vote against the bill no matter what—to keep Nancy Pelosi from getting her 216 votes. The only task left is...

Reconciliation Bill
Posted Online

Mar 18, 2010 4:10 PM CDT

Reconciliation Bill Posted Online

House still on track for a Sunday vote

(Newser) - The last piece of the puzzle is in place for this weekend's vote on health care reform: The House Rules Committee has posted the reconciliation bill online. Politico has the pdf here . The House is on track for a final vote sometime Sunday afternoon, with Democrats "giddy" over today's...

Boehner to Bankers: Beware Pro-Reform 'Punk Staffers'

Mar 18, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

Boehner to Bankers: Beware Pro-Reform 'Punk Staffers'

Still, House minority leader says bill will take a year to pass

(Newser) - John Boehner gave comfort to an “enthusiastic” gathering of bankers yesterday, telling them that even if the Senate passes financial reform legislation it will languish in the House for many moons. “It’s just as likely that we’ll be talking about the same issue a year from...

Health Bill to Shave $130B
Off Deficit in Decade: Hoyer

house votes on sunday

Mar 18, 2010 9:28 AM CDT

Health Bill to Shave $130B Off Deficit in Decade: Hoyer

Vote scheduled for Sunday as Dems try to wrangle 10 yeas

(Newser) - The Congressional Budget Office numbers aren’t in yet, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer assures wary legislators that health care reform will save billions, even trillions, over the next 20 years. His statement comes as House Democrats try to wrangle the 10 additional votes needed to pass the bill,...

Sports Teams Fall Victim to Congress' Petty Feuds

Mar 17, 2010 6:16 PM CDT

Sports Teams Fall Victim to Congress' Petty Feuds

Lawmakers attack each others' hometown squads

(Newser) - Health care reform? Congress has trouble enough honoring sports teams. A resolution to formally salute Maryland's basketball team for making the NCAA tournament nearly fell victim to a feud between congressmen today. Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer proposed the seemingly noncontroversial measure, which should have zipped by in a voice vote....

Not So Fast:
Rushing
Health Bill
Is 'Idiotic'

kathleen parker

Mar 17, 2010 2:34 PM CDT

Not So Fast: Rushing Health Bill Is 'Idiotic'

Rather than deem and pass, let's slow down

(Newser) - Now that Democrats are considering “shoving” health care reform through with deem and pass, it’s time to ask: “Is this sane?” One thing is certain: “Rushing to do the wrong thing is, in a word, idiotic,” writes Kathleen Parker, and it’s high past time...

GOP Savages
Pelosi Strategy
for Passing
Health Reform

Mar 17, 2010 9:25 AM CDT

GOP Savages Pelosi Strategy for Passing Health Reform

Critics say Democrats' tactic is unconstitutional

(Newser) - The GOP ratcheted up the already intense campaign against the Democrats' push to pass health care reform yesterday, targeting an obscure legislative move Nancy Pelosi said she might use to get a version of the Senate bill through the House. Outraged Minority Leader John Boehner called the "deem and...

Democrats Who Vote 'No'
May Be Vulnerable

NATE SILVER

Mar 16, 2010 12:22 PM CDT

Democrats Who Vote 'No' May Be Vulnerable

Nate Silver identifies 10 seats, 6 in NY, subject to primary challenge

(Newser) - Some House Democrats could be in a pickle when it comes to reelection this year if they don’t vote for the health care reform bill this week, writes Nate Silver. He’s identified 10 who might face primary challenges based on their ambivalence about the legislation, pressure from activist...

Pelosi May Skip Vote on Senate Health Care Bill

Mar 16, 2010 7:16 AM CDT

Pelosi May Skip Vote on Senate Health Care Bill

House could use procedural trick to 'deem' it passed

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi thinks she can pass the Senate health care bill in the House without forcing members to vote on it. Instead, she’d have lawmakers vote on a package of popular fixes for the Senate bill, and deploy a House rule that allows that vote to be used to...

Pelosi: Health Bill
Horse Trading Is Over

Mar 16, 2010 4:30 AM CDT

Pelosi: Health Bill Horse Trading Is Over

Democratic leaders play hardball ahead of House vote

(Newser) - The store is closed for House Democrats looking for sweeteners to sway them into voting for the health bill, Nancy Pelosi warned yesterday. Pelosi stressed that she won't be making any changes to the final legislation for the sake of holdouts, meaning that there will be no more "Cornhusker...

Another Quayle,
Dan's Son,
Enters Politics

Mar 11, 2010 9:53 PM CST

Another Quayle, Dan's Son, Enters Politics

Says he's 'even more free market' than dad, but is virtual unknown

(Newser) - Ben Quayle, a Phoenix businessman and, more famously, the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is entering politics. The 33-year-old has joined an already crowded Republican primary for an open House seat. “I think people realize that I have to go out and prove myself," he tells...

'No' Votes Adding Up
to Trouble
for Pelosi

health care reform

Mar 11, 2010 2:20 PM CST

'No' Votes Adding Up to Trouble for Pelosi

She can't afford any more defections

(Newser) - A new survey of Democrats could mean a big political headache for Nancy Pelosi. The Hill rounds up 25 in the House who are expected to vote "no" on health care reform. Pelosi can afford no more than 37 defections, and the count doesn't include the 12 Stupak Democrats...

Patrick Kennedy
Loses It on House Floor

afghanistan coverage 'despicable'

Mar 10, 2010 5:25 PM CST

Patrick Kennedy Loses It on House Floor

Rhode Island Congressman blasts media for Afghanistan Coverage

(Newser) - Patrick Kennedy blasted the media on the floor of the House this afternoon, calling the focus on the likes of Eric Massa rather than the war in Afghanistan "despicable." The lame-duck Rhode Island Democrat was speaking—and eventually shouting—in favor of a Dennis Kucinich-sponsored resolution requiring President...