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Feb 28, 2010
The political divide over the health-care debate
Thursday's largely civil and intelligent summit underscored the deep philosophical gulf that remains between the two sides over health care (and many other issues). Both agree that the health-care system needs repair but significantly disagree over how to fix it. That is a genuine difference that seven hours of talking did not begin to narrow.
Feb 27, 2010
Obama to Announce ‘Way Forward’ on Health-Care Bill Next Week
After holding a bipartisan summit with more than three- dozen lawmakers on Feb. 25, Obama held open the possibility that he would give Republicans as long as six weeks to make a serious effort toward compromise. Yesterday, Gibbs said Obama may offer a timeline for action within days.
Feb 23, 2010
Obama Rejects Advice to Shrink Health Proposal
President Barack Obama's health-care proposal is a victory for those in the White House who want to press ahead with ambitious legislation over those who counseled scaling it back.
The proposal, unveiled Monday, reaffirmed Mr. Obama's support for the policy's sweeping objectives: expanding health-care coverage to some 30 million Americans, new efforts to control health spending and new rules for health insurers.
Feb 23, 2010
Obama’s Health Bill Plan Largely Follows Senate Version
President Obama on Monday issued his own blueprint for a health care overhaul, challenged Republicans to come forward with their ideas and laid the groundwork for an aggressive parliamentary maneuver to pass the legislation using only Democratic votes if this week brings no progress toward a bipartisan solution.
Feb 22, 2010
Obama issues healthcare reform plan ahead of two-party summit
President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled his most detailed proposal yet to reform the U.S. healthcare system in a gambit to breathe new life into his signature domestic policy initiative.
The measure posted on the White House website Monday morning is intended as the starting point for the discussion at a bipartisan summit the president will host with Democratic and Republican leaders on Thursday.
Feb 22, 2010
The Obama plan
President Barack Obama released a $950 billion health care reform proposal Monday aimed at pleasing the warring wings of his own party and bringing along skeptical voters, in part by including a provision to put off an unpopular tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018.
Feb 22, 2010
Obama puts forward last-ditch health care plan
Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Monday put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriate consumers.
Feb 20, 2010
Obama Summit Raises Stakes in Health-Care Roulette
The summit scheduled for Thursday is the White House's latest and highest-profile effort to promote the president as a leader who can change a dysfunctional political system. Bipartisanship—a concept often discussed on Capitol Hill but rarely delivered—has been a hot topic in recent weeks as voters express increasing disdain for Washington's political gridlock.
Feb 20, 2010
Reid: Dems will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare within 60 days
Democrats will finish their health reform efforts within the next two months by using a majority-vote maneuver in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
Feb 19, 2010
Obama to Offer Health Bill to Ease Impasse as Bipartisan Meeting Approaches
President Obama will put forward comprehensive health care legislation intended to bridge differences between Senate and House Democrats ahead of a summit meeting with Republicans next week, senior administration officials and Congressional aides said.
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