Role of the Financial Institutions in Enron's Collapse: Hearings by the Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.s. Senate
Sierra Club Compass (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 10th) we'll have two of our folks tweeting from the two very important Senate hearings. Justin Guay, the apprentice for our global warming and energy team, will be twittering with the @SierraClubLive from the Senate Finance Committee...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Aides in the Senate leadership expect a version of the Stupak amendment to be debated in the Senate, but only as an amendment, not embedded into the bill being merged by Harry Reid. Amendments on the floor of the House of Representatives typically require a simple majority to pass. Because of the cloture rule, amendments [...]
P/Oed Patriot (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
I understand that many of my colleagues in this Tea Party Movement feel that there is still a Chance to Stop the Health Care Bill in the Senate, But I disagree. The Democrats are going to Force through a Health Care Bill in the Senate by "Nuking" it. No not with a War head but with Reconciliation. According to an Article in Fox News during the Week of October 15th, the Democrats...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... road to final passage of health care legislation is still long and bumpy. The more conservative Senate - where it is much easier for the GOP minority to stifle the will of the Democratic majority - has yet to pass its own version of a health care bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada last week signaled uncertainty over whether that will happen this year. If the Senate...
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) may have voted against the Senate environment committee's climate bill yesterday, but The New Republic picked up on some pretty optimistic (for Washington) rhetoric from him on the issue this morning: (Photo: Baucus '08)"There’s no doubt that this Congress is [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, key House and Senate Democratic and Republicans, and most importantly the major pharmaceuticals...
Conservative Hideout 2.0 (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I’ve been saying that an one-size fits all approach to health care will have one initial casualty; common sense. Since a large program has to be highly regimented, and will be written by people with their own agendas, the regulations will often part company with logic. of what I’m sure will be many examples.(CNSNews.com) - Under the Senate Finance Committee version of the health-care...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
AP : The six-month wait is in the health care bill the Senate Finance Committee approved last month. To qualify for the pool, patients must be turned down for coverage because of a pre-existing condition and uninsured for at least six months.... Senate Finance staffers say the restriction is meant to prevent people switching from more expensive coverage to take advantage...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Democratic-led senate on Friday said tax revenues will slip 1.5 percent in the current fiscal year to $59.4 billion, a rosier forecast than the one issued by the Assembly's Democratic majority.
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) today put out a mid-year budget report that projects a smaller deficit than Gov. Paterson. Kruger, citing national and state-focused data compiled by IHS Global Insight, set the current-year deficit at $2.9 billion, lower than than the $3.1 billion Paterson is citing and far lower than the $4.1 billion Controller Thomas...
MATTER Features (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) pushed the climate bill through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday, but it's becoming clear the bill won't get far before the world meets in Copenhagen. Boxer decided to ignore the Republican boycott of the Climate Bill - and the requirement that 2 Replublicans be present to vote for passage - and passed the bill based on a simple...
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Senator Jim Inhofe was on Fox News this morning with Martha McCulloum. He was shocked that Senator Barbara Boxer actually broke a written committee rule to pass a cap and trade bill out of committee yesterday. See video below. Jim Inhofe Inhofe (R-OK) said this action by Boxer (D-CA) is "history-making...has never been done before" and is "unprecedented." According...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The American College of Surgeons “and 19 other groups representing surgeons delivered a letter Wednesday stating their opposition to the Senate’s healthcare reform legislation,” The Hill reports. "We are writing today to reiterate our serious concerns with several provisions that were included in the health care reform bill that was considered by the Senate Finance...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
WASHINGTON — A bill that would set emissions limits on U.S. industries cleared a Senate panel on Thursday, following two days of a bill-writing session boycotted by Republicans.By a vote of 10-1, members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a bill that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost investment in alternative energy technologies. Sen. Max...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A bill that would set tough emissions limits on U.S. industries cleared a Senate panel Thursday, after two days of a bill-writing session boycotted by Republicans.
