Mar 22 President Obama, Democrats Pass Historic Health Care Bill. Now What? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden embrace in the White House following Sunday night's vote passing health care reform. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images.) With President Barack Obama set to sign into law the most sweeping… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Axelrod: Health Care Reform Now a Reality In a newsmaker interview, Judy Woodruff talks to senior White House adviser David Axelrod about the long political push to pass health care reform, the role of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and what public opinion polls say about the overhaul. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Obama Poised to Sign Health Reform Bill The House's Sunday night vote on health care sets the stage for the Senate and President Barack Obama to complete the passage of the historic reforms. Jeffrey Brown talks to Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, about what the legislation… Continue watching
Mar 21 House Passes Historic Health Care Reform Legislation By Lea Winerman The House of Representatives on Sunday passed a sweeping $940 billion health care bill in a historic vote that will dramatically change the U.S. health care system and expand health insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans over the next… Continue reading
Mar 21 House Votes Cap Day of Debate on Health Reform By Lea Winerman Update: 11:38 p.m. ET The House has now passed the reconciliation bill with amendments to the Senate health reform legislation, by a margin of 220-211. This bill will need to go back to the Senate for approval, which… Continue reading
Mar 20 Democrats Inch Closer to Pushing Health Reform Over Finish Line By Murrey Jacobson With the hours ticking down before a pivotal vote on the fate of health reform, President Obama made a trip to Capitol Hill Saturday to rally the House Democratic caucus one final time in his push to persuade undecided… Continue reading
Mar 19 As Health Vote Nears, Obama Continues Public Push for Reform By Jason Breslow Updated 5:19 p.m. President Obama delivered Friday an impassioned closing argument for health care reform, telling a crowd in suburban Virginia that "the insurance industry will continue to run amok" if legislation is defeated. Speaking ahead of an expected… Continue reading
Mar 19 Gwen's Take: Health Care Deadlines, Schmedlines... By Gwen Ifill "If you don't set deadlines in this town, things don't happen.The default position is inertia."- President Barack Obama July 22, 2009We enter another weekend with yet another health care deadline hanging low on Washington's horizon. It will… Continue reading
Mar 19 Friday: Health Care Vote Likely Sunday; Diplomats Condemn Israeli Settlement Congressional Republicans gather in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday for a bicameral strategy meeting on health care. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) March Madness is in full swing this weekend, but a true buzzer beater… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Democrats Strike Optimistic Tone Ahead of House Vote on Reform House Democrats are taking final headcounts on health care reform in the run-up to a possible Sunday vote, as President Barack Obama rallied public support at a Virginia university on Friday. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching