▼ Author Community Vote 75 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Reid Proposes a 5% Tax on Cosmetic Surgery - — A patient receives a cosmetic face filler at a plastic surgeon's office in New York in September. — Senator Harry Reid's health care bill included an array of new provisions that are being scrutinized Wednesday night, but one particular tax proposal … 77 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Liberals Urge Reid to Keep Public Option - — The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, met on Monday night with a group of liberal Senate Democrats who urged him not to back down from his decision to put a government-run insurance plan, or public option, in the major health care legislation that he is working to complete. 83 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Reid Says Health Bill Will Be Done by Christmas - — WASHINGTON — The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said Tuesday that he expected to bring major health care legislation to the floor next week and to complete work on the bill before Christmas. 87 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Abortion Fight Erupts in Health Care Debate - — After months of work by Congressional Democrats on major health care legislation, the floor debate on the bill was at risk of being overshadowed on Saturday by a fierce internal dispute among Democrats over the issue of insurance coverage for abortions. 89 days ago David M. Herszenhorn On the Hill, Protesters Chant 'Kill the Bill' - — Thousands of opponents of the Democrats' health care legislation are gathered outside the Capitol, for a noon news conference and rally led by Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota, and the chants are already underway, echoing across the Mall. 93 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Alan Grayson, the Liberals' Problem Child - — WASHINGTON — On paper, Representative Alan Grayson, a freshman Democrat from Florida, seems a bit stiff: degrees from Harvard and Harvard Law; a résumé that includes clerking for the United States Court of Appeals under Judges Antonin Scalia … 96 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Pelosi Unveils House Health Care Bill - — The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday unveiled a $894 billion health care package that would provide insurance to up to 36 million people by broadly expanding Medicaid, the state-federal insurance program for the poor, and by offering subsidies … 99 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Senator Reid Announces 'Opt-Out' Public Plan - — The Senate health care legislation will include a government-run insurance plan, but states would be allowed to “opt out” of it, the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, announced Monday afternoon. — The question of whether to include … 111 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Next Up: Harry Reid and the Blenders - — So, now what? — The Senate Finance Committee had barely voted on the big health care legislation, and the infinitesimally short attention span of Capitol Hill had already shifted to the next step. And it sounds like the debut of a 1950's doo-wop band … 112 days ago David M. Herszenhorn Senate Panel Is Set for Vote on Health Care Bill - — The Senate Finance Committee is to meet on Tuesday for final debate and a vote on its long-gestating health care bill. — Because Democrats hold a 13-to-10 majority on the panel, there is no question that the bill is headed to the Senate floor.

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