March 03, 2010
President Obama: Time To Act On Health Care
President Barack Obama says he does not know how his plan to overhaul health care will play politically but that he is sure “it’s right.“
February 26, 2010
Bottom Line On Health Care Summit: Democrats Push Ahead
President Barack Obama strongly signaled that Democrats will move forward on a health care overhaul with or without Republicans, preparing his party for a fight whose political outcome will rest with voters in November. Delivering his closing argument at a 7-1/2-hour televised policy marathon Thursday, Obama told Republicans he welcomes their ideas - even ones Democrats don’t like - but they must fit into his framework for a broad health care remake that would cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans.
February 22, 2010
President Obama Puts Forward $1 Trillion Health Care Plan
President Barack Obama is putting forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year health care plan that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriated consumers.
January 22, 2010
Nancy Pelosi: House Lacks Votes To OK Senate Health Bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she lacks the votes to push the Senate’s sweeping health overhaul bill through the House, a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama’s signature issue.
January 19, 2010
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Says Congress Will Pass Health Overhaul
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that Congress will soon produce a health overhaul bill, regardless of who wins the Massachusetts special Senate election.
January 05, 2010
Democrats Begin Work To Finalize Health Bill
President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are embarking on the tough work of ironing out differences between the House and Senate health care legislation with the aim of finalizing a bill quickly as midterm elections loom.
December 24, 2009
President Obama Hails Senate Passage Of Health Care Bill
President Barack Obama has hailed Senate passage of an historic health care bill, saying the government is now “finally poised to deliver on the promise” of overhauling a troubled system.
U.S. Senate OKs Health Care Measure, Reaching Milestone
Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama’s legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country’s history.
December 21, 2009
President Obama, Democrats On Track For Pre-Christmas Health Bill
President Barack Obama cheered a crucial health care vote in the Senate on Monday that put historic legislation well on its way to pre-Christmas passage and which sharpened already edgy partisan tensions. The middle-of-the-night vote, which knocked away Republican attempts at procedural delays, required all 58 Democrats and the Senate’s two independents to hold together. The next vote is expected around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday.
December 15, 2009
Senate Near Health Care Passage, Upbeat President Obama Says
President Barack Obama prodded Senate Democrats to overcome the last, lingering disputes blocking agreement on a national health care overhaul Tuesday, declaring they were “on the precipice” of enacting historic legislation that has eluded administrations and lawmakers for decades.
December 09, 2009
President Obama Welcomes Senate Compromise On Health Care
President Barack Obama is welcoming a Senate Democratic compromise on a government-run insurance, saying it clears the way for passage of an historic bill.
December 03, 2009
U.S. Senate Casts 1st Votes To Overhaul Health Care
Senators have voted to safeguard coverage of mammograms and preventive screening tests for women under any health care overhaul legislation.
November 23, 2009
U.S. Senate Set To Begin Health Care Reform Bill Debate
A Senate debate of a health care reform bill is set to get underway on Monday afternoon. It is the next step in what promises to be a very long legilative journey…destination: unknown. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has more.
October 13, 2009
Senate Committee Approves Health Overhaul Bill
A pivotal Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country’s health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama’s goal of expanding coverage. The 14-9 vote in the Senate Finance Committee sets up a historic debate on the Senate floor and moves health care overhaul closer to reality than it has been for decades.
September 29, 2009
Public Healthcare Plan Goes Down In Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee has voted against creating a new government health insurance plan to compete with the private market.

