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Senators release bipartisan jobs bill
February 11, 2010 1:21 PM
Senators have released a bipartisan jobs bill that includes a tax break for companies that hire unemployed workers, money for highway construction, relief for private pensions and a short-term extension of the Patriot Act used to combat terrorism. The bill would also extend unemployment payments for those whose benefits... more » -
Senate panel rejects public health plans
September 29, 2009 5:33 PM
Liberal Democrats have tried twice, and failed both times, to make a government-run insurance option part of the health care legislation coming out of the Senate Finance Committee. There's bipartisan agreement that private insurance companies must change their ways, and some Democrats see the public option as a way to... more » -
Tempers flare in health care debate at Capitol
September 24, 2009 12:07 PM
Tempers are flaring as the Senate Finance Committee starts its third day of exhaustive deliberations on a sweeping overhaul of the health care system. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona indignantly raised his voice after committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana urged him to hurry up and finish a point.... more » -
Senators spar over health care bill's effect on seniors
September 23, 2009 1:30 PM
The second day of the Senate Finance Committee's debate over health-care legislation is off to a slow start. Republicans and Democrats are arguing over whether the bill would hurt seniors. Republicans contended that $500 billion in proposed cuts to Medicare providers over a decade would surely reduce patients' benefits. Democrats... more »
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