Topic: Harry Reid
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 ...
Critics say hes 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 CALLSJan: )Town-hall meetings elsewhere this summer have mostly digressed into shouting matches as protesters turned out, encouraged by groups opposed to the health care legislation making its way through Congress.Reid has made no secret of his disdain for those ...
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 ...
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 Democratic ...
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 ...