The big news out of the weekend is that healthcare reform efforts will move forward in the Senate following a Saturday night vote. Judging from poll numbers and contacts we have had with our Patchwork Nation communities, voters appear to be becoming …
Read Original Story: What parts of the US support healthcare reform and why – Christian Science Monitor
Now that the health care bill is up for debate in the Senate and passed in the House, Democrats in the Senate will need 60 votes to shut off debate and move on to an up or down vote. The result of such an up or down vote should be a …
Read Original Story: Just what is a filibuster, anyway? – newjerseynewsroom.com
Making another push for its health care reform bill as the US Senate prepares for a floor debate, the Obama administration said today that 2 million uninsured residents of Ohio and Kentucky could …
Read Original Story: 'Reform bill would aid millions in Ohio, Ky.' – Cincinnati.com
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer says majority Democrats will push through a bill overhauling the health care system with or without Republican support. The New York Democrat accused GOP lawmakers of seeking to kill it and said "they haven’t put any …
Read Original Story: Schumer and Hutchison argue over health care bill – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC – US Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement regarding her vote against beginning debate on the Democrat health care bill: “This 2074-page, $2.5 trillion Democrat health care bill drafted without public input in the …
Read Original Story: Murkowski Opposes $2.5 Trillion Democrat Health Care Bill – Alaska Political News Wire
[M]aybe the country isn’t all that divided — most of us would welcome common-sense improvements in health-care delivery and insurance — but the system feeds on and exacerbates our differences. Stop right there. Would most Americans "welcome" …
Read Original Story: In Health Care, Even Common-Sense Reforms are Hard – Atlantic Online
Senate Democratic aides say that Majority Leader Harry Reid and his leadership team have begun searching for a fix on the public option. At least four Democratic Senate moderates made it clear this weekend they would block the final passage if it …
Read Original Story: Dems search for public option fix – msnbc.com
Saturday evening, my Senate colleagues and I were given an opportunity to take the next step in fixing our nation’s health-care system. I voted in favor of bringing the health-care reform bill to the Senate floor because I want an opportunity to work …
Read Original Story: Strengthening the health-care bill – Augusta Free Press
The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday Night to formally start debate on the healthcare measure, which will begin after Thanksgiving and consume the Senate for the remainder of the year. The vote cleared the way for a full-scale debate beginning after …
Read Original Story: Senate Will Begin Healthcare Debate After Thanksgiving – Helicopter Association International
I spent eight hours this weekend watching the Senate debate on whether to proceed with debating on whether to pass a health care bill. This was largely a sort of kabuki ritual, since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid already knew that he had the sixty …
Read Original Story: Parsing The Senate Debate On Health Care – Atlantic Online
