Mar 18 Watch Democrats, GOP Prep for Possible Weekend Vote on Health Reform House Democrats are preparing for a vote on health care legislation, after the Congressional Budget Office reported the bill will cost $940 billion but would cut more than expected from the deficit. Jeffrey Brown talks to two health and policy… Continue watching
Mar 17 Undecided Democrats Caught in Crossfire of Health Reform Ads As Democratic lawmakers work to push health care legislation over the finish line, millions of dollars are being spent on television ads in the districts of Democratic members who could cast the deciding vote. Evan Tracey, president of Campaign… Continue reading
Mar 17 Democrats Count Votes, Deal With Health Reform Hurdles Halfway through what's been deemed a make-or-break week for health care reform, the media's vote-counting has begun in earnest, along with estimating the measure's chance of success. President Obama's overhaul push picked up new traction Wednesday… Continue reading
Mar 17 Patchwork Nation: A Tea Party Census The Tea Party movement was in the news again Tuesday as some 1,000 followers came to Washington to oppose Democrats' final effort to pass health care reform. Since last summer, when the group gained recognition for its… Continue reading
Mar 17 Wednesday: Lawmakers Debate 'Deem and Pass'; al-Maliki Wants Recount Jim Griffin of Fort Washington, Md., dresses as Captain America at a Tea Party rally against the health care reform bill Tuesday in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) It's Saint Patrick's Day, and President Barack Obama is marking… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Democrats Pressure Holdouts as Health Reform Vote Looms At least one formerly opposed Democrat, Ohio's Rep. Dennis Kucinich, has said he will vote in favor of the health care reform bill when it comes up for a vote, possibly this week. Judy Woodruff talks to a New York… Continue watching
Mar 16 Politico's Gordon: White House Pulling Out All the Stops to Pass Health Reform By Hari Sreenivasan Craig Gordon, White House editor for Politico, spoke with us about the possible final week for the health care reform debate as President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rally Democrats to secure final passage of health care… Continue reading
Mar 16 Peru: Growth in a Time of Recession By Ray Suarez Old Peru: bloated state sector, runaway borrowing, hyperinflation, presided over by President Alan Garcia. New Peru: trimmed-down state sector, privatization, solid currency, presided over by President Alan Garcia. Peru was once a stereotypical victim of multiple Latin American diseases. Poorly… Continue reading
Mar 16 Tuesday: Pelosi Makes Push for Vote; Mitchell Postpones Middle East Trip House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference with children's health advocates on Monday. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. With the House of Representatives inching closer to a historic vote on health care reform, Democratic lawmakers are intensifying… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Political Scramble Intensifies on Health Reform Bill House Democrats continued the hunt for the 216 votes needed to pass the health care reform bill. Gwen Ifill talks to a health care reporter about how lawmakers may maneuver to push the legislation over the finish line. Continue watching