Nov 13, 2009
Early in the reform debate, immigration looked like it would be the most contentious issue. After all, it was President Obama's remark that reform wouldn't give insurance to illegal immigrants that prompted Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., to shout, "You lie!" It became a big issue in the House, especially...
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In the aftermath of Saturday's landmark passage of a health care reform bill in the House of Representatives, many Republican Members of Congress are scratching their heads and wondering how they could have allowed the bill to pass. They are questioning why their leadership didn't agree to use the...
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Whatever one thinks of the substance, and whatever happens from now on, the House Democrats' victory Saturday on their health care reform package with only a single Republican supporter was a triumph of legislative maneuvering, with the biggest kudos going to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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Nov 7, 2009
The most ambitious overhaul of the U.S. health care system in 40 years squeaked through the House late Saturday, allowing President Obama to win a preliminary round in what could still be a long battle for his top domestic priority.
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Nov 6, 2009
Sponsors of the healthcare reform bills in Congress have tried hard to steer the legislation around the hot-button issues of abortion and illegal immigration, but to no avail; controversies about both continue to threaten the measures.
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Nov 5, 2009
The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama's remake of the U.S. health care system, with Democratic leaders increasingly confident and the powerful seniors' lobby AARP about to get on board.
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Nov 4, 2009
The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration's efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
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Liberals and a collection of minority Democrats pressed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase insurance through the exchanges created in the party's health care bill.
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L.A. County officials question cost-effectiveness of rules aimed at screening those trying to get public health services.
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A little more than half of legal immigrant adults in Texas lack health insurance, and legal immigrants account for more than 10 percent of the state's uninsured.
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