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How the Bishops Lost, Even as Their Cause Prevailed
By David GibsonThe Catholic bishops of the United States held the best cards of all in the high-stakes showdown over health care reform, and yet remained the odd men out in the political gamesmanship on the pivotal issue of abortion. So perhaps it was inevitable that as the legislation passed the House in a ...
Health Care Reform: All Over . . . but the Shouting
By David CornAfter a long and epic national debate, the House of Representatives made history by voting, 219-212, for the final health care reform package shepherded through by President Obama. But is the debate over? Just because the president's health care plan is about to become law doesn't mean all the ...
George Gallup, Health Care and the Peril of Legislating by Polls
By Carl M. CannonTo John Boehner, the top Republican in the House, the health care bill coming up for a vote on Sunday boils down to a single question: Which party is heeding the will of the American people? "Americans want Washington to scrap this job-killing government takeover of health care," says the Ohio ...
House Passes Health Care Overhaul in Historic Win for Democrats
By Patricia MurphyThe House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 late Sunday night to approve a sweeping overhaul of the health insurance industry after more than a year of planning, debate, delay and frequent internal party disarray among Democrats in Washington. The vote represents a historic victory for Democrats, ...
Deal Struck On Abortion Picks Up More Votes for Health Care Bill
By Patricia MurphyRep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Sunday he has reached an agreement with the White House to secure an executive order from President Obama specifically stating that no funds from the pending health care bill will be used for abortion services. The agreement clears the way for Democrats to pass their ...
Democratic Leaders Confident that Health Reform Measure Will Pass
By Bruce DrakeHouse Democratic leaders Sunday predicted passage of comprehensive health care reform, an outcome that seemed certain after agreement was reached with a bloc of anti-abortion Democrats to ease their concerns that federal money might be used for abortion. The Democratic leaders had worked through ...
White House Still Negotiating With Abortion Foes For Health Care Votes
By Patricia MurphyThe White House is continuing to negotiate with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) on an executive order to specify that no federal funding will be used for abortion services created or covered by the pending health care reform bill, Stupak said Sunday morning. Without language addressing the question of ...
With Health Reform Votes Here, Will the Process Overshadow the Product?
By Patricia MurphyThis week on Politics Daily's online Sunday show, Jill Lawrence, Bonnie Erbé, Ria Misra and I discuss the imminent votes on health care reform, particularly the tight margin for passage in the House. We also talk about reconciliation and the "deem and pass" procedure that the House had considered ...
House Health Care Vote Results: Latest News From Capitol Hill
By Patricia MurphyWith the stakes as high as any vote in recent memory, Democrats braced for the end game on health care reform Sunday, with an impasse over abortion funding unresolved, and with their total support still shy of the necessary 216 votes needed to win approval of the bill. Democratic leaders announced ...
Historic Health Care Vote Goes Down To the Wire
By Patricia MurphyWith a controversy over abortion funding still unresolved and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly just short of the votes necessary to pass the bill, the House of Representatives is expected to cast its final votes on health care reform Sunday afternoon. The votes will come after a weekend of ...
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