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HOW WASHINGTON WORKS: Still Enough ‘Pork’ In Heath Care Bill To Cost Taxpayers Billions (The Washington Post)
Skipping through the Candy Land of the health-care bill, one is tempted to hum a few bars of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”
What a deal. For dealmakers, that is. Not so much for American taxpayers, who have been misled into thinking that the sweetheart deals have been excised.
Not only are the deals still there, but [...]
Obama Begs Dems To Put Aside Qualms Over Health Care (Yahoo! News)
Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.
It’s the opportunity of a generation, he told them — and a chance to [...]
Obama Calls For A Straight ‘Up-Or-Down’ Vote On Health Care (AP/Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON – The end game at hand, President Barack Obama took command Wednesday of one final attempt by Democrats to enact bitterly contested health care legislation, calling for an “up or down vote” within weeks under rules denying Republicans the ability to kill the bill with mere talk.
Appearing before a White House audience of invited [...]
POLITICAL ANALYSIS: 5 Things To Watch For At The Summit (The Washington Post)
With the bipartisan health care summit at Blair House blotting out the political sun today, we are dedicating the entire “Morning Fix” to the five things you should watch for at today’s meeting. (Need a sixth thing to watch? How about the Fix and the Post’s Ezra Klein previewing the big event? On [...]
YOU WANT REALITY TV, YOU GOT IT! – Obama’s Bipartisan Summit, Impact Positive Or Negative Will Be Felt For Years (USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON — Lights. Camera. Traction.
That’s what President Obama will be seeking Thursday at a televised summit with Republicans and Democrats on his stalled effort to revamp America’s health care system.
The session, however, carries much broader implications. Whether or not Obama ultimately gets a health care bill through Congress, the effort could have practical and [...]
Obama’s Health Plan, Not Too Different From Senate Bill – Still No Public Option (New York Times)
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday issued his own blueprint for a health care overhaul, challenged Republicans to come forward with their ideas and laid the groundwork for an aggressive parliamentary maneuver to pass the legislation using only Democratic votes if this week brings no progress toward a bipartisan solution.
In laying out for the first [...]
Obama Will Finally Get Specfic On Healthcare (Los Angeles Times)
Reporting from Washington – President Obama, after sustaining months of criticism for not being clear about what he wanted in healthcare legislation, will post specific proposals for a comprehensive plan on the Internet by Monday, according to the White House.
The posting would come three days before a televised meeting that Obama plans to convene [...]
Republicans Say ‘Maybe’ To White House Health-Care Summit. GOP Letter To Rahm Emanuel Included (Washington Post)
Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they might refuse to participate in President Obama’s proposed health care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.
In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) and Minority [...]
Obama Believes Health Care Overhaul May Die On Hill (Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON – No, maybe he can’t. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix the nation’s health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress.
The president’s newly conflicting signals could frustrate Democratic lawmakers who are hungry for guidance from the White House as they try to [...]
White House And Union Leaders Compromise On Health Care Tax (New York Times)
WASHINGTON — The White House, Congressional leaders and labor unions said Thursday that they had reached agreement on a proposal to tax high-cost health insurance policies, resolving one of the major differences between the House and the Senate over far-reaching health legislation.
Their negotiations produced changes to a tax included in the bill passed by the [...]
