Topic: Harry Reid

Harry Reid campaign hits Republican on Scientology, Social Security, Medicare in new adSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid unleashed his first negative ad of the general election campaign Friday, depicting Republican Sharron Angle as a heartless extremist who would slash Social Security and ...

Dean vs. Rove at UNLV debate

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 ...
Democrats muscled legislation through the Senate on Thursday reshaping parts of the new health care overhaul law, sending it back to the House for what is expected to be final congressional approval. With Vice President Joe Biden presiding in case his vote ...
Reid presses to extend jobless aid, Medicaid help for statesSenate 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 ...
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: ___ LAWMAKERS: SEN. BEN NELSON, D-NEB., who provided the critical 60th vote that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...
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. ...
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 ...

Ensign will offer 30 tweaks to bill

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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