Demcratic Congressional leaders speak on Healthcare in Washington
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks at a press conference on healthcare reform in Washington on July 23, 2009. Sen. Reid said a vote on healthcare would not happen until this fall. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is girding for what he says could be the exam of his life as the Senate's "Dr. No" in the floor debate on healthcare reform.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is set to outline broad healthcare overhaul legislation that will include a government-run insurance option, aides said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, Ind-Conn., threw cold water onto Democrats' healthcare reform effort, saying he'll help filibuster unless the public option is yanked.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate version of healthcare reform will include a public option, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders are using "shameful backroom deals" to reach a healthcare reform agreement, a Republican U.S. senator said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Prospects for a U.S. government-run "public option" health insurance plan have brightened considerably in recent weeks, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
KENNER, La., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- An amendment onto an appropriations bill may result in scores of illegal immigrants in the United States not taking part in the 2010 Census, opponents say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Several U.S. senators predicted lengthy, deliberate debate on healthcare reform will push the timetable into at least December and possibly beyond.
Democrats in Congress appear to be honing their various healthcare reform measures to include a public option.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Top Democrats are leaning toward including a publicly funded health insurance option in a healthcare reform bill in the U.S. Senate, sources said Thursday.
