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Congressional Agenda for 2010: Controversy and Budget Busting
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWhen Congress starts its work for the year Tuesday, Democrats in Washington will begin working on two distinct types of legislation leading up to the crucial mid-term elections in 2010 -- the bills they want to do, and the bills they have to do. At the top of the list of to-do's that Democrats are eager to tackle are passing a final version of health care reform, along with a swift pivot to dealing with the economy, or as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refers to it, "Jobs, jobs, jobs." In addition to jobs and health care, a senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells Politics Daily ...
Massive To-Do List Grows As Senate Health Debate Stalls
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyPresident Obama has made health care reform his top legislative priority on Capitol Hill. But several time-sensitive and controversial measures are threatening to derail the Democrats' plans for health care by year's end unless the Senate can quickly pass reform legislation and attend to at least a dozen other looming bills within the next several weeks. From appropriations bills that must pass by Dec. 18 to contested portions of the USA Patriot Act, which expire on Dec. 31, to the estate tax, which will drop from 45 percent to zero on Jan. 1, the items remaining on the Senate's agenda would ...
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