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Obama urges House to pass health care bill

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009

President Obama came to Capitol Hill Saturday to urge Democrats to pass historic legislation to reform health care — and not get sidetracked by political problems.

Furious scramble for health reform support

Bargaining still needed

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009

Still struggling to find enough votes to pass health reform, President Obama, White House officials and the House's Democratic leaders pressed furiously to overcome issues threatening to derail the landmark measure, agreeing under pressure to allow a vote on banning federal money for abortions that, if passed, could bring down the entire bill.

House majority leader warns of health bill delays

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Friday that Democrats are "very close" to nailing down enough votes to pass their health care reform bill and warned that the debate could go into Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.

House leaders race to finish health care bill

Democrats' plan gets AMA, AARP backing

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

House leaders struggled Thursday to settle differences over illegal immigration and taxpayer-funded abortion in time to pass expansive health care reform Saturday, looking for political momentum from last-minute endorsements by the American Medical Association and AARP as well as a planned Capitol Hill visit from President Obama.

Majority leader: House will pass health bill

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Democratic House leaders are pushing for a final vote on a health-care-reform bill scheduled for Saturday with last-minute negotiations continuing over taxpayer-funded abortions and other contentious issues.

Dems get health ready for House vote

Working to fix abortion language

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Democratic House leaders are pushing for a final vote on a health care reform bill scheduled for Saturday with last-minute negotiations continuing over taxpayer-funded abortions and other contentious issues.

Reid: Senate not bound by Obama's health deadline

Democrats' proposal seen raising costs

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

In a blow to President Obama's top legislative priority, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Congress may not meet Mr. Obama's goal of passing major health care reform by the end of the year, even as House Democrats made the final amendments to prepare their version of the bill for a floor vote next week.

Battles over cost, taxes, Medicare loom for House health plan

Democrats' bill would cover 96% of citizens

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Under the House blueprint, nearly all Americans for the first time would be required to purchase health insurance and most large employers would have to provide it, with tax credits available to low- and middle-income people.

House Democrats deliver health reform plan

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

House Democratic leaders assembled on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday to release their health care reform bill, a plan that would establish a government-run health insurance program and significantly expand Medicaid.