Home » Page 5

president

Health care official stays cool amid GOP grilling

February 11th, 2011

House Republicans peppered Donald Berwick, a former Harvard professor, with barbed questions yesterday over his previous statements on patient care and his leading position in rolling out President Obama’s new health care law…….click here to continue reading

Health Care Costs In Question As Obama Administration Grant Waivers

January 29th, 2011

The Obama Administration claimed Friday its health care law will bring down costs for everyone once it takes full effect in 2014, even as the President made fun of its critics…….click here to continue reading

Health Care Repeal Fades as Centrists Take Stage: Tone More Civil

January 19th, 2011

Jan. 19, 2011 - The tone on Capitol Hill during Tuesday’s debate was more civil, the partisan rhetoric less harsh than previous exchanges on the House floor. But there’s little doubt that the Republican-led House will vote later today to repeal President Obama’s signature health care reform law…….click here to continue reading

Health care opposition softens

January 17th, 2011

As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the health care debate, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack Obama’s overhaul have subsided. Ahead of a vote on repeal in the GOP-led House this week, strong opposition to the law stands at 30%, close to the lowest level registered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009…….click here to continue reading

CBO: Health care repeal would increase deficit

January 7th, 2011

Repealing President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul would add billions to government red ink and leave millions without coverage, Congress’ nonpartisan budget referees said Thursday ahead of a politically charged vote in the House…….click here to continue reading