Topic: Harry Reid

Washington DC is in the midst of a terrible snowstorm and a snow emergency was declared at 7 AM this Saturday morning. Nothing else has slowed them down to a reasonable pace, although it seems the snow won't interfere either.Last Tues Harry ...

And to buy that vote Harry Reid has paid the ransom and calls it legal!The same analogy will apply to Mr. Nelson of Nebraska. He carved out a deal for a single state; a permanent exemption from the state share of Medicaid ...

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal ...

Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.The House argued its way through a thicket ...

Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, writing a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.The House argued its way through a ...

The American Medical Association announced Dec. 21 that it would support passage of the Senate's health system reform bill, which was moving toward a planned final vote during a rare Christmas Eve session.. AMA President-elect Cecil B. Wilson, MD, appeared with Senate ...

A HEALTH-CARE DEAL Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may at last have a health-reform bill that 58 Democrats and two independents can bring themselves to vote for. A delicate compromise, announced on Dec. 8, aims to give all sides a slice ...

Week of December 7, 2009The Senate began to slog its way through amendments (see below) last week in a process that promises to get harder, not easier. In the meantime, the debate continues as to whether the Senate bill would do anything ...

Treasury to publish list of unsupportive lenders WASHINGTON Throughout the foreclosure crisis, lawmakers and the administration have raised concerns that lenders are not doing enough to help families keep their homes and that the federal government is limited in its ability to ...

Senate should swiftly approve health insurance reform legislation The Senate began debate Monday on proposed health insurance reform, and lawmakers should not lose sight of the reason why this national dialogue is urgently needed. Tens of millions of Americans with inadequate health ...