Health Care Reform timeline
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Senate Democrats Drop Public Option from Health Care Proposal
The compromise scraps the bill's current version of a government-run health-insurance plan in favor of a more limited proposal that would empower... Read more
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President Obama Invites 60 Senate Democrats to White House to Discuss Passage of Health Care Reform Bill
President Obama invited 60 Senate Democratic caucus members to the White House today, but most of his health care pitch is aimed at two particular... Read more
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Senator Ben Nelson Rejects Abortion Compromise in Health Care Bill
Another potential obstacle for Reid is moderate Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who on Thursday rejected compromise abortion language in the... Read more
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Senator Franken Shuts Down Senator Lieberman as Tensions Rise Amidst Health Care Debate
I must say that I don't know what's happening here in this body but I think it's wrong Read more
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Health Care Reform Bill Passes Senate
Senate passage of the health-care bill gives all sides a last opportunity to change the far-reaching overhaul, and it looks to be a messy... Read more
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Democrats Announce Final Health-Care Bill will Resemble Senate Version More Than House Version
Any health-care legislation that reaches President Barack Obama’s desk will be close to the version the Senate passed last week, top Democrats said... Read more
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House Speaker Nacy Pelosi Meets with Democratic Committee Chairs to Begin Process of Reconciling House and Senate Versions of Health Care Overhaul
Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with the Democratic chairs of four committees "to start setting the parameters for negotiations with... Read more
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President Obama Addresses Nation to Outline Effects of Health Care Reform Bill
President Obama said Saturday that Americans would see immediate benefits from a landmark overhaul of the nation’s health insurance system and he... Read more
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Congressional Delegation Visits White House to Discuss Health Care Bill in Closed-Door Negotiations
Another congressional delegation went to the White House today to talk with President Obama about a health care bill -- and another congressional... Read more
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Poll Shows Republican Candidate Lead in Massachussetts Senate Race in Vote that Could Threaten Health Care Reform
Democrats envisioned a smooth passing of the baton in the January 19 special election to fill the seat of the late Edward Kennedy, a political... Read more
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Scott Brown Wins Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat to Become First Republican Senator from Massachusetts Since 1972
Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod said there would be a rethink on tactics but the substance of policy would not change. Earlier... Read more
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President Obama Vows Not to Abandon Health Care Reform During Trip to Ohio
Conceding his health care overhaul had “run into a bit of a buzz saw,’’ President Obama vowed on Friday to keep fighting for legislation that will... Read more
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Democrats Vow to Continue with Health Care Overhaul
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent... Read more
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President Obama Meets with House Republicans, Concedes Not Airing Health Care Debates a Mistake
President Barack Obama plans to extend a hand to his political antagonists at a House Republican retreat today in Baltimore. But the exchange -... Read more
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President Obama Urges More Openness in Health Care Debate in Address to Congressional Democrats
For their part, House Democrats appear to have banished health to the dog house, too. To be fair, the president and the senators discussed many... Read more
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President Obama Presents Overhauled Health Care Reform Bill Following Setbacks
Reporting from Washington - Four days before his planned health summit with congressional leaders, President Obama on Monday morning unveiled his... Read more
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President Obama Kicks Off Bipartisan Televised Health Care Debate
President Obama kicked off a bipartisan health care summit today with hopes that Democrats and Republicans can bridge their divide to achieve a... Read more
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Democrats Announce Two New Pledges as Health Bill Vote Approaches
The drive by House Democrats to pass major health care legislation gained momentum on Wednesday, as Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of... Read more
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House Approves Landmark Health Care Bill
Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the... Read more
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President Barack Obama Signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into Law
It represents a major step forward toward giving Americans with insurance and those without a sense of security when it comes to their health care Read more
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President Obama Signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act into Law
Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care... Read more
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President Obama Uses Primary Tuesday to Advocate on Behalf of Recently-Passed Healthcare Reform at Maryland Senior Center
Beginning to fill the doughnut hole (the weird gap between where regular Medicare Rx drug coverage ends and catastrophic coverage begins) is a... Read more
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Republican-Controlled House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform Bill
Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s health care overhaul through the House on... Read more
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