Democratic Senators

Bill Clinton to Rally Senators on Health Care Reform

The Note (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally Democratic senators on health reform.

Clinton to rally Democratic senators on healthcare

Salon.com (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

When you're in a tough spot -- like when, say, you need to herd the group of cats that is the Senate Democratic caucus -- the thing to do is call out the big guns. Or, in some cases, you call out the Big Dog: Former President Clinton. Clinton's scheduled to speak to the caucus at its weekly lunch on Tuesday. His topic, reportedly, will be healthcare reform, and passing it, something he's both...

Bill Clinton to Rally Senators on Health Care

ABC News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

| | Bill Clinton to Rally Senators on Health Care Reform November 09, 2009 9:38 PMABC News' reports: Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally Democratic senators on health reform.The House passed its sweeping health reform package on Saturday, but efforts have stalled in the Senate.A cost assessment process has delayed introduction of a bill in...

Meet the Deep Six

Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | yesterday

The six Democratic senators Harry Reid needs to get a health care reform bill to the president's desk -- and what each one wants....

AP: Bill Clinton To Speak To Democratic Senators About Health Bill

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with Senate Democrats. Officials says the former president is scheduled to speak during the Democrats' weekly caucus. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity late Monday because they were not authorized to discuss the former president's schedule. As president, Clinton tried...

Senators call on Coburn to lift his hold on veterans benefits bill.

Think Progress (Free subscription) | yesterday

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a hold on a major veterans benefits bill because he wants to use unspent stimulus dollars to fund it. Today, Democratic senators who are advocates of the bill will hold a press conference to highlight Coburn’s obstructionism and call on him to [...]

Bill Clinton rallies senators: Health care

The Swamp (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

by Noam N. Levey A decade and a half after his healthcare overhaul campaign collapsed, former President Clinton came to Capitol Hill this afternoon to rally Democratic senators to back the healthcare legislation now making its way through Congress. "I just told them that I thought economically America had to pass healthcare reform because we were spending $900 billion more a year...

Senators debate requiring U.S. sick leave for flu

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

By , Health and Science EditorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Desiree Rosado's daughter got the flu last month, she took a week off without pay; just an hour after finally returning to work Rosado had to leave again to take her feverish son home.A bill proposed by Democratic Senator Chris Dodd would require U.S. employers to provide paid sick leave, helping workers like Rosado and hopefully...

Democratic Legislative Body Passes Adorable Health Care Bill [Health Care]

Valleywag (Free subscription) | yesterday

... hawk who represents a conservative-leaning state, said Saturday night's vote would not pressure Democratic Senators into embracing specific policies within the House bill or speeding up a floor debate that could take several weeks and stretch into early next year."This is the Senate. ... There's no way I know of to move faster. Honestly ... I've never thought this thing would be done...

Democratic civil war update: MoveOn raises $3.6 million to attack party moderates

Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Watching C-span, they can't agree on a single ammendment. A few days ago, the left-wing activist group MoveOn.org began sending out emails seeking contributions to fund primary challenges against any Democratic senator who does not fully support "health care reform with a public option." Now there's an update: MoveOn executive director Justin Ruben says the group has raised...

Delaware's Senator Ted Kaufman: Legislator of the Day

bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... York morning, here's how I read the numbers on the hearing: ZERO Trangender witnesses Republican Senators in attendance ONE Gay witness Big IF ("Sen. Harkin: IF the leadership - Senator Reid - sees an opening, we'll move it.") FOUR Additional Senators needed to stop a Republican filibuster FIVE Democratic Senators in attendance Continue reading "Delaware's...

A divided party: Progressives threaten Democratic lawmakers

Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

[oops] MoveOn.org is sending out emails today seeking more contributions for its campaign to defeat any Democratic senator who does not fully support Obamacare. Yesterday the left-wing activist group asked members to contribute "to a primary challenge against any Democratic senator who helps Republicans block an up-or-down vote on health care reform." Today, MoveOn...

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MoveOn to Fund Primary Challengers to Any Senator Who Blocks Up or Down Vote

George's Bottom Line (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Move-On and Democracy of America are putting up $3.5 million to fund primary challenges against any Democratic Senator who blocks an up or down vote on the public option.

Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project (AP)

Politics Index (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

AP - A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs.

Senator: No stimulus money for US-China wind farm

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project.