New York Times:
The health care bill that the majority leader, Harry Reid, hopes to bring to the floor for debate is an improvement from the Senate Finance Committee’s bill.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote "yes," and two moderates remaine (Read More)
New York Times:
Senate Democrats made a case for legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system in a parade of floor speeches aimed at cementing party unity ahead of a first crucial vote.
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New York Times:
Senate Democrats moved to the brink of a crucial preliminary victory on health care legislation as Senator Mary L. Landrieu said she would vote to bring the bill to the floor.
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New York Times:
Senate Democrats said they had clinched the votes needed on Saturday to propel major health care legislation to the floor for weeks of full debate.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruisin (Read More)
CNN:
Senate Democrats need 60 votes to overcome a certain GOP filibuster attempt and open the chamber's debate on its version of the health care reform bill.
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Huffington Post:
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Huffington Post:
America has long needed a rational discussion of what we as a society are willing to pay for in a health care system and how best to provide it. Part of that discussion is rationing. For example, it is fair to say that most Americans do NOT want to pay for other people's cosmetic plastic surgery. That's rationing and it ha (Read More)
New York Times:
The Senate hopes to spend December debating the health care bill, but time is running out on other difficult and significant issues that must be resolved by the end of the year.
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