In recent weeks, the media has linked Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-Neb.) opposition to health reform directly to the abortion language in the bill — as if satisfying the Nebraska conservative on that point would win his support for the proposal.
Think again.
In negotiations with the White House More…
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel isn’t exactly known for his indulgence of political opponents. Still, his recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, beyond just tough talk, can only further alienate Capitol Hill liberals at a delicate time when they’re already being asked to More…
It’s a bit off my beat, but Ronald Brownstein nails something important in this piece about the reservoir of support for health care reform — any kind of health care reform — from minority voters.
Minorities don’t seem to have much doubt about their investment in this debate. In
As the Senate continues to slog toward an agreement on health care legislation, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) had a terse reminder for upper-chamber leaders: the House is a force in this debate as well. From his interview with CNN’s “Newsroom:”
The thing that’s a little bit
At TWI’s sister site The Iowa Independent, Lynda Waddington relays the thoughts of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate health committee, who told reporters today that the health care reform bill moving through the Senate is far from a liberal’s dream, but nonetheless represents a good More…
For the last 48 hours, all eyes in Washington have been on Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Independent who stirred a storm Sunday by announcing his opposition to a kind-of deal between liberal and moderate Democrats over insurance reform.
The motivations behind that opposition grew suspect More…
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is smiling:
Senate Democratic leaders said Monday that they were prepared to drop a proposed expansion of Medicare and make other changes in sweeping health legislation as they tried to rally their caucus in hopes of passing the bill before Christmas.
The White House is urging Senate Democratic leaders to drop their plan to expand Medicare eligibility in order to satisfy Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Politico reported this afternoon. Just yesterday, Lieberman told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he won’t support the tentative More…
Announcing the Democrats’ tentative deal on a public option, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said last night that the nascent proposal strikes a good balance between liberals, who say a federal plan will lower patient costs, and conservatives who want to limit the government’s hand More…
Democratic leaders have been busy patting themselves on the back this morning following the tentative deal struck last night between liberal and conservative Democrats over how to approach the public option. Details remain purposefully thin while the Congressional Budget Office crunches the cost estimate, but the More…
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