Monthly Archives: November 2009
Republicans Seek HHS Analysis of Health Bill
Senate Republicans “are asking the Health and Human Services Department to perform an actuarial analysis of the Senate health bill,” The Hill reports. In a letter to the department today, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), the ranking … Continue reading
Filed under Health
McCain Offers First Republican Health Amendment Dealing with Medicare Cuts
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has offered the first Republican amendment to the Senate health bill (H.R. 3590) by way of a motion to commit the measure back to the Finance Committee with instructions to eliminate proposed cuts to the Medicare … Continue reading
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Emanuel, Reid to Discuss Health Reform Today
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel “is scheduled to visit Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) later today to talk health care reform, an aide said,” according to POLITICO’s Live Pulse blog. The continuation of these backroom negotiations on the … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Party Leadership, White House
Mikulski Offers First Democratic Health Amendment on Women’s Preventative Care
The first amendment “offered by Senate Democrats is likely to be one focused on women’s preventative health care from Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.),” POLITICO reports. The choice is interesting for a few reasons. It shows the debate, at this point, … Continue reading
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Armed Services Committee Schedules Hearing on New Afghanistan Strategy
The Senate Armed Services Committee “will hold a hearing Wednesday into President Barack Obama’s military strategy in Afghanistan,” reports The Hill. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen will appear … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Hearings
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