Sue Lowden and the Nevada Senate race

2010-11-29T16:03:57Z

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SENATE Healthcare Bill Clears FIRST Hurdle: Yahoo! and CBS

2010-11-03T00:12:51Z

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US Health Care: Highway to Hell

2010-11-03T00:13:01Z

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Obama-nitis. Incurable Symptoms. Need Your Suggestions to Stop it from Spreading.

2010-11-02T21:51:42Z

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Reid ad slams GOP nominee on Scientology, Medicare

2010-06-11T19:30:17Z

Harry Reid campaign hits Republican on Scientology, Social Security, Medicare in new ad

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unleashed his first negative ad of the general election campaign Friday, depicting Republican Sharron Angle as a h...

Dean vs. Rove at UNLV debate

2010-04-08T02:15:43Z

Howard Dean has been chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a governor and presidential candidate. Yet the physician has had some unflattering things to say about his partyÕs health care reform bill.

Still, Dean will defend it and DemocratsÕ positions on other issues in a debate Friday with Vice President Joe Biden presiding in case his vote was needed to break a tie, the Senate approved the measure by 56-43. Underscoring the partisan divide that has characterized the long-running health care fight, all voting

Reid seeks extension of jobless aid

2010-04-16T06:58:56Z

Reid presses to extend jobless aid, Medicaid help for states

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pressing to extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless through December as he and Republicans try to clear leftover Senate business.

Reid also hopes to keep helping cash-strapped states with their Medicaid budgets, he said Tuesday ...

Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill

2010-10-27T14:28:32Z

Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill:

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LAWMAKERS:

SEN. BEN NELSON, D-NEB., who provided the critical 60th vote that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needed, received numerous benefits for Nebraska, along with tighter...

Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid

2010-06-25T19:27:06Z

With time growing short, Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, as part of a compromise that drops a government insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday.

Under the potential trade-off with party modera...

Health bill helps wavering Louisiana senator

2010-04-16T09:00:56Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has included at least $100 million in Medicaid funds for Louisiana in his health care bill at the same time he is trying to persuade that state's wavering Democratic senator to cast a pivotal vote for the overhaul legislation.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D...

Ensign will offer 30 tweaks to bill

2010-06-25T20:33:51Z

Critics say heÕs out to attract attention, not improve legislation

WASHINGTON Republican Sen. John Ensign vowed to focus on health care reform, to show Nevadans he is working hard for them after the distractions that accompanied his disclosure of an affair this summer.

This week Ensign is poised to try to do that with more than 30 amendments ...

With distance, civility Holding town-hall meeting by phone, ReidÕs able to stick to subject

2010-06-25T20:50:46Z

A SAMPLING OF CALLS

Jan: My concern is the growing size of government.Reid: There is not a member of Congress I know of that is contemplating or wanting a single-payer system. Some people have said, Oh, were going to have a European-type system. No one is contemplating that. No one wants that. This will still be private insurance. Plus of course well have Medicare, Medicaid and the VA.<...

House Dems look at surtax on the wealthy

2010-06-25T21:34:33Z

An income tax surcharge on highly paid Americans emerged as the leading option Wednesday night as House Democrats sought ways to pay for health care legislation that President Barack Obama favors, several officials said.

As discussed in the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, the surtax would apply to individuals...

Republicans: U.S. healthcare timetable may slip

2010-06-25T21:34:33Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill.

Senate Democrati...

Partisan fight over Medicare could render seniors victims

2010-04-16T16:52:36Z

WASHINGTON — Doctors across Nevada are weighing whether to continue accepting new Medicare patients if Congress fails to stop a 10 percent pay cut to Medicare providers scheduled to take hold next week.

In the past, Congress has been able to prevent the annual pay cut, an unintended consequence of new Medicare reimbursement formu...

Congress Health Care

2011-01-03T12:31:31Z

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is seen in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal Pr...

Obama Gays In Military

2010-12-23T00:32:00Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, hugs House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., during a signing ceremony for "don't ask, don't tell" repeal legislation that would allow gays to serve openly in the military,...

Congress Reid

2010-12-22T16:30:53Z

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., poses for a picture as he talks with the Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US Russia Nuclear

2010-12-20T13:02:29Z

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, walks to an unusual closed session in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Gays in Military

2010-12-19T12:30:26Z

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., walk to a news conference about the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill on an unusual Saturday session on

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