Posts Tagged ‘health’

March 19 2010

Fla. AG says he’ll sue over House health vote

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March 19 2010

9 major changes in the new health care bill

March 19: Democratic leaders are demanding crucial “yes” vote commitments in the House after the estimated $940 billion cost of health care overhaul was announced. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports. (Today Show)In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats are pushing a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the “yes” category.






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March 19 2010

End in sight, Dems lobby health bill waverers

March 19: An impassioned President Obama tells a George Mason University audience that while he doesn't know how health care will play out politically, he does know passing it is the right thing to do. (Other)President Barack Obama delivered a closing argument for the goal to which he has devoted much of his presidency, urging lawmakers on Friday to pass a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system in a long-awaited vote this weekend.


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March 19 2010

Obama: Health care debate about ‘character’

President Barack Obama waves as he is introduced before he delivers remarks on health insurance reform during his event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Friday.President Barack Obama delivered a closing argument for the goal to which he has devoted much of his presidency, urging lawmakers on Friday to pass a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system in a long-awaited vote this weekend.


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March 19 2010

Dems sweeten health bill ahead of vote

President Barack Obama had already pushed the Asia trip back once, delaying his orginally scheduled March 18 departure until Sunday so he could help Democrats on Capitol Hill rally last-minute votes for the plan. Democrats plowed billions into insurance subsidies for consumers and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription costs ahead of vote on $940 billion health care bill.


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March 19 2010

Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot in health bill

March 18: The plan would cost an estimated $940 billion, but reduce the deficit by $138 billion over 10 years, numbers that Democrats think could make the legislation more popular. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports.  (Nightly News)Democrats unveiling revisions to their health care overhaul bill decide to kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making.






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March 18 2010

Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip

President Barack Obama had already pushed the Asia trip back once, delaying his orginally scheduled March 18 departure until Sunday so he could help Democrats on Capitol Hill rally last-minute votes for the plan. House Democrats move closer to possible passage of a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill, the president has again postponed an overseas trip to remain in Washington for the likely weekend vote.






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March 18 2010

Pressure builds on health care fence-sitters

March 17: The health care debate reaches a fever pitch with a political fight over the vote itself. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports.  (Nightly News)The few dozen House Democrats who say they still have not decided how they will vote on legislation designed to remake the nation’s health care system face extreme pressure.






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March 18 2010

Obama, interviewer get testy on health care

President Barack Obama takes to the Fox News Channel to sell his health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest.



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March 18 2010

Idaho first to sign law against health care reform

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter addresses the media during a news conference on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 inside his office at the Idaho statehouse in Boise, Idaho. On Wednesday Otter signed a piece of legislation that will require the state of Idaho to sue the federal government upon passage of health care reform which comes as Democrats in Congress hope to pass healthcare reform this weekend. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama.


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