Despite the signs of movement, a day after television cameras brought the nation Obama’s unusual day-long discussion with top Republicans and Democrats there were no clear indications of a major change in Congress. The equation remained the same: … House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she saw “good prospects for passing” health legislation and contended Thursday’s meeting showed a GOP content to accept the status quo of insurance companies bullying consumers. …
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that Congress would pass a health care bill this year, while his counterpart in the House — Speaker Nancy Pelosi — outlined a two-step plan intended to maintain public focus on the issue. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Wednesday that Congress will pass a health care reform bill, despite recent setbacks that have raised new questions about the changing political climate. Publicly, the White House and top Democrats held firm to their stance that health care reform will pass this year. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that Democrats will need to figure out a way to proceed if Republican Scott ….. When these insurance companies don’t have to pay out million dollar lawsuits, I think the cost of insurance will come down. There hasn’t been any debate, these politicians have made it all about them, the democrats and republicans. … Democratic aides said the final compromise talks would essentially be a three-way negotiation involving top Democrats in the House and Senate and the White House, a structure that gives unusual latitude to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Speaker Nancy Pelosi …. “In short, once I sign health insurance reform into law, doctors and patients will have more control over their health care decisions and insurance company bureaucrats will have less,” Obama said. … NY Times: President Obama told House Democratic leaders at a meeting on Wednesday that they should include a tax on high-priced insurance policies favored by the Senate in the final version of far-reaching health care legislation, aides said. … The meeting among Mr. Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top committee chairmen responsible for the health care bill came as Congressional leaders have stepped up efforts to reconcile differences between the House and Senate bills. … Medicare has become a program that seniors depend on for affordable health insurance . Millions of Americans rely on it every day to take care of them during their golden years. So naturally, the House and Senate Democratic leadership … Bonjean served as the top spokesman to both Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and was the chief of staff to the Senate Republican Conference. Be a part of the daily political debate with PROJECT POLITICO powered … WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats cleared the way Wednesday for a pivotal floor vote on health care overhaul as early as the weekend, after tweaking their 1,900-page bill to crack down harder on insurance companies. “Americans are ready for comprehensive health insurance reform and the House will soon act,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement that accompanied dozens of last … A few months ago I signed up to receive e-mails from some of the groups supporting single-payer. Today I received an e-mail from this group that reads, in part: Congressman Wiener needs your help on his single payer Medicare For All amendment. I just got back from a conference in Boston where Rep. Wiener asked for help on two things… Remarkably, Speaker Pelosi said in Democratic Caucus “If it were up to me, we would have single payer.” Let’s remind Nancy Pelosi with a flood of faxes: WASHINGTON (Reuters)—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., condemned the insurance industry Thursday and said its criticisms of health care reform efforts made the need for a government-run ‘public’ insurance option even greater. |
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