Tiger Woods Is Building A Washington Foundation Nov 23, 2009
From the National Press Club, Woods made his way in a sedan to Capitol Hill, where he had appointments to visit with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Pelosi, as well as across-the-aisle admirers such as John Boehner, the House Republican leader. Woods was taken aback at the level of enthusiasm with which he was greeted as he moved across town. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
* US health drive clears key hurdle Nov 23, 2009
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the press in Washington on Saturday after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact a signature drive to remake healthcare ... Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced three possible defectors, any one of whom could deprive the majority of the 60 votes necessary to break Republican parliamentary delaying tactics in the next procedural vote. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
RedState Morning Briefing Nov 23, 2009
Senator Harry Reid put a provision on the health care plan that originally called for $100 million to be funneled to Louisiana exclusively ... Senator Harry Reid put a provision on the health care plan that originally called for $100 million to be funneled to Louisiana exclusively. (Human Events Online)
Roll Obama Back Nov 23, 2009
It s too kind because the president, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are undeterred ... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has cobbled together a healthcare reform bill that allegedly cuts the deficit. (Human Events Online)
Will the American People Rebel? Nov 23, 2009
As most Americans sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, many Senators may instead be reading Majority Leader Harry Reid s version of Obamacare. That ll take awhile, as the bill thumps in at more than 2,000 pages. (Human Events Online)
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Because Harry Reid has enough votes to pass the health care legislation by a simple majority, but he does not have the 60 votes necessary to proceed to debate, any Senator voting for cloture is voting for the health care plan. Roll Call reports that according to the Congressional Research Service, [a] study of Senate voting patterns shows the chamber has approved more than 97 percent of all bills subject to a cloture motion to begin debate a finding that could undercut Democratic efforts to... (Human Events Online)
Sound off! 11/18/09 Nov 23, 2009
This is as bad as Senator Harry Reid, chief jock in the Senate, telling us to make English our national language would be racist. We are a country where English is the official language and where all other languages are free to be used, but where it is smart for any non-English speaking person to learn our language so they can communicate with the very large majority who do. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
AP News in Brief Nov 23, 2009
In the final minutes of a daylong session, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. accused Republicans of trying to stifle a historic debate the nation needed. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills Nov 23, 2009
Senate minority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said: ''The American taxpayers have simply been cheated. For every dollar that Halliburton gets in excess profits, these are jobs that cannot go to Iraqis who need them. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
Health care reform Nov 23, 2009
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After the Health Care Vote, Republicans Plot Their Attack Strategy Nov 23, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid embraces Senatpor Chris Dodd of Connecticut after the Senate voted to formally launch debate on health care reform ... The Senate's first day of debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the health-care system produced a squeaker of a vote exactly the 60 that Majority Leader Harry Reid needed to overcome a threatened Republican filibuster that could have blocked him from even bringing the bill to the floor. (Time.com)
Free clinics tied to health care debate Nov 23, 2009
Olbermann has been targeting Democrats from those states who are seen as crucial to passing Democratic-led health care reform legislation spear-headed by Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Senate is expected to begin debating the legislation, which would include a government-run insurance option, Saturday night. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care Nov 23, 2009
Hours earlier, Democratic leaders had sealed the 60 votes necessary to proceed on the legislation, a win for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. and the White House. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Senate panel slaps Illinois senator for denials Nov 22, 2009
It included interviews with the Senate's top two Democrats, Harry Reid of Nevada and Dick Durbin of Illinois who had demanded that Burris testify truthfully to an Illinois legislative committee in mid-January about the appointment as a requirement for swearing him into the chamber. It also reviewed a Nov. 13, 2008, phone call between Burris and Robert Blagojevich, the former governor's brother. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Landrieu Will Vote to Support Health Care Bill Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes to prevail in the 100-seat Senate. The 40 Republicans are unanimously opposed. (Time.com)
Viewpoints: Most Americans believe health bill will raise deficit Nov 22, 2009
The day after the Congressional Budget Office gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform produced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University poll of a national cross-section of voters reported its latest results. This poll may not be as famous as some others, but I know the care and professionalism of the people who run it, and one question was particularly interesting to me. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
A Joke Too Far Nov 22, 2009
I would probably only vote for Mr. Obamas reelection if the choice was between him and, say, Harry Reid or Boss Tweed. I very much believe that the president and his advisors have a socialist bent and that what they are trying to accomplish through Health-Care Reform and Cap-and-Trade machinations amounts to the kind of change Americans really didnt envision when he was elected last year. (Townhall.com)
Biden Says Senate Handed Obama A Big Victory Nov 22, 2009
Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, says the health care reform bill reduces short-term and long-term debt, expands coverage, contains reform and promotes competition. (Nov. (Click2Houston, TX)
Reid, Rockefeller feel the love after health vote Nov 22, 2009
After the Senate's healthcare bill cleared its first procedural hurdle on Saturday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. and Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va. (TheHill.com)
Sen. Reid: Opposition to health procedural vote is 'Orwellian' Nov 22, 2009
Opponents of today's motion to proceed on healthcare legislation who are pressuring others to vote no are practicing "Orwellian" tactics, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev ... KILL OBAMACARE THE SUCIDE HEALTHCARE BILL FOR CITIZENS/TAXPAYERS/VOTER.BY Jake2 on 11/21/2009 at 12:01HARRY REID AND HIS DEN OF THEIVES ARE LEADING THIS COUNTRY DOWN THE ROAD TO SELF DESTRUCTION AND OUR ENEMIES ARE SITTING BACK LAUGHING AS REID AND COMPANY BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY. I AM SORRY FOLKS BUT THE HOUSE IS... (TheHill.com)
Senate head's impassioned plea Nov 22, 2009
Before the vote, Senator Harry Reid, who introduced the bill, warned Republicans not to "silence a great debate over a great crisis.". SEE ALSO. (BBC News -- Americas)
Panel shares stories on National Survivors of Suicide Day Nov 22, 2009
Harry Reid of Nevada, who lost his father to suicide. The broadcast brought together five survivors who discussed their own paths to making peace with the loved ones they lost and themselves. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Senate Vote Under Way on 1st Test of Health Care Nov 22, 2009
Hours earlier, Democratic leaders had sealed the 60 votes necessary to proceed on the legislation, a win for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. and the White House. (ABC News -- Business)
Senate Health Bill Faces Crucial Vote Nov 22, 2009
The two represent votes 59 and 60 for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. who needs that many in the 100-member Senate to go forward. (CBS News)
Senate Democrats vote to bring health bill to floor for debate Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. is aiming for final passage before Christmas. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Obama health drive clears key Senate hurdle Nov 22, 2009
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Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise Nov 22, 2009
one of three Democrats who withheld their support for a key procedural vote until virtually the last minute based on objections to the public option and other parts of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. said that Schumer and Sen. (TheHill.com)
Obama's Empty Promise Nov 22, 2009
Did Senator Harry Reid - with YOUR MONEY - just buy Senator Landrieu's health care vote for ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. (YOUR one hundred million dollars - not his. (Fox News)
Landrieu Say's She'll Vote Yet on Healthcare Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes to prevail in the 100-seat Senate. The 40 Republicans are unanimously opposed. (Newsmax)
Reid Health Bill Has Hidden Perks for Chiropractors Nov 22, 2009
Search the fine print of the bill unveiled this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. and you'll find scores of provisions making winners out of some interest groups and losers of others, from makers of costly biological drugs to insurance company executives. (Newsmax)
The Day Global Warming Stood Still Nov 22, 2009
The collapse of the talks coupled with the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to put off the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, the Senate's version of Waxman-Markey, until the spring thaw has led Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, the leading Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, to declare victory over Sen. (Investors Business Daily)
Democrats Unite to Hold Off Senate GOP Health Care FilibusterSens. Landrieu, Lincoln, Nelson vote to debate, but may not back bill later. Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev ... All 58 Democrats and two independents voted to break the filibuster on the bill, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released Wednesday night. (ABC News)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 22, 2009
Majority Leader Harry Reid managed to round up 60 votes to open debate on the legislation Alex Koppelman. The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant" Andrew O'Hehir. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills Nov 22, 2009
Senate minority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said: ''The American taxpayers have simply been cheated. For every dollar that Halliburton gets in excess profits, these are jobs that cannot go to Iraqis who need them. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
Health overhaul narrowly advances Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid struggled to win support for Senate debate on sweeping health care legislation ... Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada said last night that lawmakers are working on a new compromise version, but some Democrats said they believe wavering senators would not sacrifice the entire health care bill over that one issue. (Boston Globe)
Tax cuts and fiscal discipline Nov 22, 2009
It s time for an independent thinker who does not take orders from the White House, or Senate majority leader Harry Reid, or Governor Deval Patrick. I have always worked across party lines to ensure that when there is debate, the interests of the people of the state are paramount. (Boston Globe)
Tiger Woods Is Building A Washington Foundation Nov 22, 2009
From the National Press Club, Woods made his way in a sedan to Capitol Hill, where he had appointments to visit with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Pelosi, as well as across-the-aisle admirers such as John Boehner, the House Republican leader. Woods was taken aback at the level of enthusiasm with which he was greeted as he moved across town. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
U.S. Senate votes on health care reform bill Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C)(D-NV) speaks as Tom Harkin (L)(D-IA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) listen after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill in Washington November 21, 2009 ... Citing an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, said that the bill was estimated to cost 849 billion US dollars over 10 years but it can reduce the federal deficit by 127 billion dollars in the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama Reports on Asia Trip as GOP Hits Health Bill Effort Nov 22, 2009
Mike Crapo (Idaho), in the GOP response, continued the Republican assault on Democratic health care reform plans, charging that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid s (D-Nev. legislation will result in higher premiums and higher health care costs for Americans period. (Roll Call)
Senate Democrats Score Major Victory Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. scored a major victory Saturday night by persuading all 60 members of the Democratic Conference to vote to bring his $848 billion health care reform bill up for debate. (Roll Call)
Letters for Friday, November 20, 2009 Nov 22, 2009
And now Harry Reid, senator from Utah, is trying to find ways to pay for this monstrosity of a bill that adds $1 ... 66porkchop wrote on Nov 20, 2009 6:39 AM:" If Ms. Weir doesn't know that Harry Reid is the Senior Senator from Nevada, how can she expect anyone to believe that she's actually read and understood the pending health insurance bill (all 1,000+ pages)? Sounds like another FIX "Views" (Fox "news") watcher to me. " ... interesting wrote on Nov 20, 2009 8:34 AM:" "And now Harry Reid,... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Gov. Perry wants Texans to have courage to fight against bills pushed by Congress Nov 22, 2009
Harry Reid and the Democrats may say it is not, but the Senate would not have voted down the public option if it was not real. We need to be engaged. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
CRACKS SHOW IN DEM CAUCUS -- COULD SINK BILL... Nov 22, 2009
Will Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday get the 60 votes he needs to advance the health care bill. Yes. (The Drudge Report)
Healthcare bill passes first U.S. Senate test Nov 22, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) looks down at the health care bill previously unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (not shown) while Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington November 20, 2009 ... The healthcare overhaul still faces significant challenges, with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid trying to accommodate competing views in his party on issues like abortion, a government-run insurance plan and efforts to rein in costs. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Viewpoints: New front opens in abortion battle Nov 22, 2009
Keenan's organization has already sent a petition with more than 97,000 signatures to the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, warning against adopting Stupak's highly restrictive language in the Senate bill. It's no surprise that those signatures materialized so quickly. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Obama health drive faces critical vote Nov 22, 2009
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid shot back that McConnell had unquestioningly backed spending hundreds of billions of dollars for the "war of choice" in Iraq under then-president George W. Bush. Reid charged it was "beyond the pale" for McConnell "to lecture us now on debt when not only the war but the other actions of the Bush administration drove this country into deep debt.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Broder: Budget-buster... Nov 22, 2009
The day after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University of a national cross section of voters reported its latest results. This poll may not be as famous as some others, but I know the care and professionalism of the people who run it, and one question was particularly interesting to me. (The Drudge Report)
Sound off! 11/18/09 Nov 22, 2009
This is as bad as Senator Harry Reid, chief jock in the Senate, telling us to make English our national language would be racist. We are a country where English is the official language and where all other languages are free to be used, but where it is smart for any non-English speaking person to learn our language so they can communicate with the very large majority who do. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
US healthcare bill clears Senate test Nov 22, 2009
Senate leader Harry Reid tries to rally support for his bill ... Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid says his $849bn (508bn) bill would extend coverage to another 31 million people, or 94% of eligible citizens. (BBC News -- Americas)
Lesser access for babies? Nov 22, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)
Senate to debate health Nov 22, 2009
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced three possible defectors, any one of whom could deprive the majority of the 60 votes necessary to break Republican parliamentary delaying tactics in the next procedural vote ... Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged intra-party tensions meant "the road ahead will be the toughest stretch" and that after Saturday's vote "we can only see the finish line; we have not yet crossed it.". (iAfrica.com)
Bond to vote 'no' for health care Nov 22, 2009
The Health Care Bill we are debating on the floor, introduced by Senate Leader Harry Reid, is one turkey no one should be thankful for, Bond said in a conference call Saturday. It was written behind closed doors and all the majority had to offer the American People is over 2,000 pages that will cost us over 2 trillion over 10 years, increase health care cost, raise taxes, cut Medicare benefits for senior, and that s not the kind of reform I believe that Missourians want. (Cameron Observer, MO)
It's The Philosophy Stupid Nov 22, 2009
Recently New York Times designated conservative columnist, David Brooks, advised Republican candidates to avoid talking about their conservative bona fides. " Instead, Mr. Brooks wrote, Republicans should talk about other things, like balanced budgets and small business-led job creation. Mr. Brooks didn t seem to understand that economic prosperity and job growth are not distinct from conservative principles. They are the result of them. This sort of muddle qualifies as cutting edge conservative... (Human Events Online)
Health Care Hits the Senate Floor Nov 22, 2009
Senator Patrick Leahy, on the floor of the Senate, admitted that the bill pushed by majority leader Harry Reid deprives Vermont of financial favors granted some other states -- a problem the Vermont Democrat expects to be fixed. "I was heartened in my conversation this morning with the majority leader. He tells me that we'll try to correct that problem," Leahy said. (WCAX.com, VT)
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Harry Reid needs all sixty of the Democrats. 2. (Human Events Online)
The Botax? Nip/Tuck Levy To Help Health Plan Nov 21, 2009
At issue is a proposal in the 10-year, nearly $1 trillion health care draft unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. that would slap a 5 percent excise tax on elective cosmetic surgeries and procedures. (KIRO TV, WA)
Editorial: Promises of drug industry fall flat Nov 21, 2009
For Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the choices are difficult. He faces enough challenges moving a bill through his chamber without reopening a skirmish with the drug industry. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
"The Death of Conservatism": A Premature Burial Nov 21, 2009
17), The Hill newspaper reported, Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev. announced that an initiative focusing on jobs would soon be a priority. (Townhall.com)
Obama at odds with bishops over abortion Nov 21, 2009
Harry Reid's bill is the worst he's seen so far on the divisive issue ... Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images fileWhite House health reform director Nancy Ann DeParle said that Majority Leader Harry Reid "carefully worked through" a compromise on abortion in his bill. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Senate Dems prepare for key health vote Nov 21, 2009
Nelson, Landrieu and Lincoln emerged several days ago as the last public holdouts among 58 Democrats and two independents whose votes Majority Leader Harry Reid and the White House must have to overcome the Republicans' attempt to strangle the bill before serious debate can begin. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
AP: Past CNN Head, Bush Aide Named to Broadcast Board Nov 21, 2009
- Susan McCue, a former top aide to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and founding president of poverty-fighting The ONE Campaign. - Michael Meehan, a Democratic strategist who has been a senior adviser to a number of U.S. senators. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
AP: Senate Dems Moving Ahead on Crucial Health Vote Nov 21, 2009
Durbin said Friday that Lincoln has informed Majority Leader Harry Reid how she plans to vote. Durbin wouldn't disclose Lincoln's answer and a spokeswoman for Lincoln had no immediate comment, but Democrats are moving ahead with the vote. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
AP: Plastic Surgery Levy to Help US Health Care Plan Nov 21, 2009
The "Botax" proposal in the 10-year, nearly $1 trillion health care draft unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would slap a 5 percent excise tax on elective cosmetic surgeries and procedures. The plan, projected to raise $6 billion, wouldn't apply to surgery to fix a deformity or injury, but would include procedures such as face lifts, liposuction, cosmetic implants or teeth-whitening. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation Nov 21, 2009
Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote "yes," and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m. The vote will determine whether debate can go forward on Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page bill to dramatically remake the U.S. health care system over the next decade. Most everyone would be required to purchase insurance under Reid's legislation, and billions in new taxes would be... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Get more: Politics Nov 21, 2009
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid unveiled his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape the nation's health care system. Tags. (KGO, CA)
