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Dem v. Dem: Health Reform War Gets Bloody

The internecine war between liberal and conservative Democrats on the health reform overhaul stalled in Washington is getting more and more intense.

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July 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (9)

Key Senators Plan Health Care Meetings in August

The Senate is scheduled to go on recess next week and not return to the Capitol until after Labor Day. But for the six senators attempting to develop a bipartisan health care reform bill, summer vacation won’t be work free.

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July 31, 2009 in Health Care | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Sen. Dodd: His Cancer Not on "Exhibit" in Health Care Debate

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Ct., will hold a press conference at 2pm in Connecticut to discuss a “personal health issue.”

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July 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Deadlines, Schmeadlines -- No Breakthroughs, No Deals, No Health Care Bill

With the health care bill languishing in the Senate and under fire in the House, Democratic leaders are quietly preparing for Plan B.

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July 31, 2009 in Health Care, The Note | Permalink | User Comments (100)

The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, July 31, 2009

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ JAYCE HENDERSON, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, CLAUDIA MORALES, VALENCIA WICKER...

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July 31, 2009 in The Note Must-Reads | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Grassley: “You Folks Keep Looking for News and There Ain’t No News!”

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports: The six bipartisan Senate Finance Negotiators emerged from a closed-door, senators-only meeting in an office in the Capitol Building to declare that their talks will go on. The group was at an impasse all day over how to proceed with their troubled quest to find middle ground on health reform.

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July 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Strained Bipartisan Health Reform Talks Stall in the Senate

There is some indication that the bipartisan Finance Committee talks are running into real trouble. For starters, the negotiators haven’t met yet today.

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July 30, 2009 in Health Care | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Mitt Romney and the Lessons of Health Care Deadlines

Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., jumped back into the debate over health care reform today with a sharply worded op-ed in USA Today, asking -- as the headline states -- “Mr. President, What’s the Rush?”

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July 30, 2009 in Health Care, Mitt Romney | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Pelosi: Private Insurers ‘Carpet Bombing’ Health Care Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today dismissed speculation that an agreement struck with moderate Democrats on health care legislation would cost support for the bill from liberal House Democrats when a bill reaches the floor this fall.

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July 30, 2009 in Health Care | Permalink | User Comments (44)

Clyburn: ‘Absolutely No Idea’ if Concessions to Blue Dogs Will Survive; ‘That Just Ain’t the Way the World Works’

Democratic leaders in Congress are increasingly optimistic that breakthroughs in negotiations with conservatives inside their caucus will allow health care reform to get back on track before the August recess.

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July 30, 2009 in Top Line | Permalink | User Comments (7)