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Dems meet with Obama on House, Senate health care bills (CNN)

January 14th, 2010

A morning meeting on health care between the president and Democratic leaders turned into all-day negotiations as they tried to bridge differences in the House and Senate health care bills…….click here to continue reading

Sources: Obama, Dems to sidestep GOP on health care (CNN)

January 7th, 2010

President Obama met Wednesday with House Democratic leaders who face the likelihood of having a final health care bill look much more like the Senate’s version than their measure…….click here to continue reading

Democrats begin work to finalize health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 5th, 2010

President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats embarked Tuesday on the tough work of ironing out differences between House and Senate health care legislation with the aim of quickly approving a bill as midterm elections near…….click here to continue reading

Health care: Two ‘public option’ backers hint at yielding (USA Today)

December 29th, 2009

Two House Democrats who favor a government-run insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, acknowledged Sunday it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate…….click here to continue reading

Senate OK’s health care bill in victory for Obama (AP via Yahoo! News)

December 24th, 2009

In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry…….click here to continue reading