Sentences with phrase «senate over health care»

(CNN)-- After three days of debate in the Senate over health care reform, Senate Democrats accused Republicans Wednesday of slow - walking the legislation and searched for parliamentary procedures to speed up the discussion.

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Investors couldn't chalk up the selloff to the concerns over drug - price gouging that have depressed other pharmaceutical shares: Zoetis zts, after all, makes medications for dogs — whose health care costs have yet to inspire Senate investigations.

The GOP Senate's efforts to repeal Obamacare with its own health care bill have been on the brink of defeat over the past 48 hours.

Trump over the weekend on Twitter ridiculed Senate Republicans for not passing a health care bill, saying Democrats were laughing at them and they «look like fools.»

After a successful preliminary health care vote on Tuesday, Senate GOP leaders may have a new plan to get their health legislation over the finish line: pass what, in effect, could amount to a blank legislative check.

A flurry of last - minute moves by the House, Senate and White House late Monday in Washington failed to break a bitter budget standoff over President Obama's health care law, setting in motion the first government shutdown in nearly two decades.

The Senate's version of the American Health Care Act would cost New York's Medicaid program billions of dollars over the next decade, putting Albany in the position of having to choose between raising taxes or cutting services and programs for hundreds of thousands.

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg laced into New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a tense phone call this week over the Senate health - care bill, a source told The Post yesterday.

The U.S. Senate will postpone its vote on the health care reform bill — originally scheduled for this week — while Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot from over this left eye.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week continued his simmering disagreement with Senate Republicans over tax and fee increases in the budget, saying that without the revenue, the state would have to cut back on health care and school spending.

«I think we understand some things happened that should not have happened,» said Senate Democratic Whip Dick DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem lawmaker spars with own party over prison reform Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads MORE (Ill.).

The Republicans won't lose control of the Senate over nebulous health care exchanges.

The report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finding the American Health Care Act will remove 23 million people from insurance rolls will complicate the already delicate talks in the Senate over a revised bill.

Congress will quickly devise a new health - insurance system after moving to repeal the Obama administration's signature health - care law in coming days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, despite growing questions within the Republican Party over the GOP's strategy.

With Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDem rep to launch discharge petition to force net neutrality vote in House Hillicon Valley: Senate votes to save net neutrality Senate panel breaks with House, says Russia favored Trump in 2016 Latest from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Lawmakers push back on helping Chinese tech giant Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — ObamaCare premium wars are back MORE (R - Maine) and Jack ReedJohn (Jack) Francis ReedOvernight Defense: Trump aide's comment mocking McCain sparks outrage Haspel gets another «no» vote Pompeo floats North Korea aid for denuclearization Politicians, media explode over White House aide's comments Senate Dems urge Trump to remain in Iran deal ahead of announcement MORE (D - R.I.), who are spearheading the legislation, opposed to Paul's amendment, Paul pledged that he would block leadership from trying to speed up procedural votes, as well as block any other amendment from getting queued up for floor time.

(CNN)-- President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law came under fresh assault from Republicans over cost and complexity with a Senate lawmaker saying comprehensive doesn't mean comprehendible.

The apparent success of a strategy to marshal congressional support for the deal, linked to a carefully orchestrated rollout of endorsements (although Democratic Senate Whip Dick Durbin and other officials disputed the suggestion of coordination [445]-RRB- was attributed to lessons learned by the White House and congressional Democrats during struggles in previous summers with Republicans, in particular, over Obama's health care legislation.

McClatchy: Senate girds for Saturday vote and long battle on health care The Senate Thursday began what promises to be a bitter, lengthy battle over the future of health care in America, and taxes, abortion, affordability and federal deficits emerged as key flashpoints.

Since his symptoms were so typical and similar to those described by thousands of other individuals living too close to large wind turbines all over the globe, I have attached my testimony for the Senate Health Care Committee and encourage you to review it for its very characteristic description of what it is that this board, I trust, hopes to mitigate by recommending more protective sound standards for these industrial wind installations.

There's a point - by - point breakdown over at CP which is worth reading, but the gist is basically that the Obama administration, the Senate, and (I'd add...) those of us in the green community, can hopefully learn from the opposition to health care reform and develop a new way of framing the climate bill so as to avoid getting bogged down in public shouting matches and disinformation campaigns.

The CBO estimated this week that the Senate health care reform bill would reduce the deficit by $ 132 billion over the first 10 years.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today roundly criticized Republican leaders in the House of Representatives for releasing a FY 2012 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations package that puts politics over women's health by reviving unprecedented proposals to take away preventive care from women, which were rightly rejected by the Senate only monthHealth and Human Services appropriations package that puts politics over women's health by reviving unprecedented proposals to take away preventive care from women, which were rightly rejected by the Senate only monthhealth by reviving unprecedented proposals to take away preventive care from women, which were rightly rejected by the Senate only months ago.

In May 2015, the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over health care, launched the Chronic Care Working Group to discuss ideas that improve the way care is delivered to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic diseacare, launched the Chronic Care Working Group to discuss ideas that improve the way care is delivered to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic diseaCare Working Group to discuss ideas that improve the way care is delivered to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic diseacare is delivered to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic diseases.