Nov 06 House Health Care Vote Could Be Delayed Past Saturday House Democratic Leaders worked Friday to line up enough votes to pass a sweeping health care reform measure, but it seemed possible the vote might be delayed past House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Saturday deadline. Continue reading
Nov 05 Health Reform Bill Picks Up Endorsements as House Nears Vote By Lea Winerman With the U.S. House of Representatives nearing a vote on a sweeping bid to overhaul the nation's health care system, Democrats secured endorsements from two key groups Thursday while opponents rallied against the bill at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 29 House Democrats Unveil $894B Health Reform Bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday unveiled a massive health care reform bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 36 million Americans at a cost of $894 billion over 10 years. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Boehner Says GOP Support Unlikely for Baucus Health Plan In an interview with Jeffrey Brown, House Minority Leader John Boehner describes the prospects for GOP support of the president's health reform push and describes what he sees as a "modern-day political rebellion in America" over the expanding role of… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Other News: Afghan Bombing Kills 6 Italian Soldiers In other news, a bombing in Kabul killed at least six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians, while a government panel in Afghanistan determined a NATO airstrike killed 30 civilians earlier this month. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Other News: House Reprimands Rep. Wilson for 'You Lie' In other news, the House of Representatives formally reprimanded Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for his "You lie" outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last week, and the White House unveiled new fuel economy standards for… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Cap-and-Trade Bill Passes House Energy Panel The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved Friday a cap-and-trade bill for greenhouse gas emissions. A reporter examines the bill's pros and cons and the state of the energy and climate policy debate. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Shields and Brooks Probe Obama's Economic, Transition Plans Following President-elect Barack Obama's first post-election news conference, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks assess his plans for the economy and his selection for chief of staff. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Newly Elected Senators Assess Priorities en Route to Capitol Hill After Tuesday's election, a handful of newly elected U.S. senators will help reshape the Congress. Senators-elect Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. assess their goals and what influence they will have on the 111th Congress. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Modified Wall Street Rescue Plan Awaits Senate Vote As the Senate votes on a modified version of the $700 billion bailout package that the House rejected, political and economic experts assess the measure's likely path and how it will affect financial markets abroad. Continue watching