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Reid plan ups pressure on moderates
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats - and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Ken Salazar Evan Bayh Dick Durbin Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(Politico)
2009-11-19
Dem moderates challenge Reid on health care plan
WASHINGTON - Democratic moderates who control the balance of power on health care legislation balked Tuesday at a government-run insurance option for millions of Americans, underscoring the enormity of the challenge confronting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one day after he unveiled the plan as a consensus product.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Mitch McConnell Kent Conrad Evan Bayh Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-10-27
Dems answer Obama's call for action on health care
WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders wrestling with health care legislation are confronting a host of knotty issues such as medical malpractice, abortion, illegal immigrants and Medicaid, all the while predicting passage of sweeping health care legislation within a few months.
Nations:U.S. People:Evan Bayh Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-09-11
'Moderate Dems' squeeze Obama
If Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) are moderate Democrats, what kind of Democrat does that make President Barack Obama?
People:Evan Bayh Arlen Specter Harry Reid Barack Obama Al Gore Jimmy Carter Activities:111th Congress
2009-07-12
How Banks Are Worsening the Foreclosure Crisis
The bad mortgages that got the current financial crisis started have produced a terrifying wave of home foreclosures. Unless the foreclosure surge eases, even the most extravagant federal stimulus spending won't spur an economic recovery.
Nations:U.S. People:Richard Shelby Evan Bayh Christopher Dodd Henry Paulson Dick Durbin Activities:Global Financial Crisis 2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis
2009-02-14
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