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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the health care overhaul against tough questions at a House committee hearing in Washington, but apologized for the problem-riddled enrollment launch. (Oct. 30)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary: "Hold me accountable for the debacle. I'm responsible."
SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Marsha Blackburn, (R) Tennessee:...
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Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama has passed its sternest Senate test, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Health care bill clears Senate hurdle
CAPTION: Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama has passed its sternest Senate test, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all...
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President Obama says shutdown would hurt economy and government workers
President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Republicans Monday to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying that failure to pass a short-term spending measure to keep agencies operating would "throw a wrench into the gears" of a...
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President Barack Obama says he's open to efforts to "tweak'' his health care overhaul, but will not stand by while Republicans try to take it apart. Obama spoke to the consumer advocacy group Families USA, which strongly supports the new law.
HEADLINE: Obama vows fight to keep health care overhaul
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says he's open to efforts to "tweak'' his health care overhaul, but will not stand by while Republicans try to take it apart. Obama spoke to the...
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Simon Lazarus, a constitutional scholar with the American Constitution Society, says nearly every aspect of the lawsuits brought against health care reform is frivolous.
HEADLINE: Legal expert: GOP health care lawsuit won''t succeed
CAPTION: Simon Lazarus, a constitutional scholar with the American Constitution Society, says nearly every aspect of the lawsuits brought against health care reform is...
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President Barack Obama wants a health care reform bill from Congress before the August recess. Here are some of the details on the plans working their way through the House and Senate.
HEADLINE: What health care reform means for you
CAPTION: President Barack Obama wants a health care reform bill from Congress before the August recess. Here are some of the details on the plans working their way through the House and...
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Democrats are signaling that they''ll scale back President Barack Obama''s health care overhaul, in hopes of getting at least part of it approved. AP''s Jerry Bodlander reports. (Jan. 20)
HEADLINE: Dems scramble on health reform after Mass. loss
CAPTION: Democrats are signaling that they''ll scale back President Barack Obama''s health care overhaul, in hopes of getting at least part of it approved. AP''s Jerry Bodlander...
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Obama argues for healthcare reform
1. Wide of meeting on US health care
2. US President Barack Obama listening
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican leader:
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"They (the American public) have...
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Democratic senators are taking aim at insurance executives' pay as they jockey for advantage in a rare weekend session to debate President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
HEADLINE: Rare Saturday session for Senate health care debate
CAPTION: Americans can't take weekends off from worrying about health care and the Senate shouldn't either, Majority Leader Harry Reid said he opened a rare Saturday...
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Reax as Supreme Court upholds key part of Obama health law
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, handing him a huge election-year political victory and keeping in force the legislative centrepiece of his term, a law aimed...
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Clinton Decries 'Republican Propaganda'
Hillary Clinton says it's "time people stopped listening to Republican propaganda."The remark was pushback from the likely Democratic presidential nominee against a vocal critic during a rally in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on Monday. ...
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Pelosi: Trumpcare is 'Robin Hood in Reverse'
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the current GOP health overhaul legislation "Robin Hood in reverse" and "an assault on the good health of the American people in a press conference Wednesday.She made the remarks as a...
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Protesters Gather For Health Care Bill Protest
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington DC - 4 May 20171. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, (D) New York:"They are rushing this bill through, you know why, they are...
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Trump Blames Democrats for Health Bill's Failure
President Donald Trump says his health care reform bill fell short because it lacked support from Democrats.Trump made his first comments about the failure of a signature legislative item Friday in the Oval Office a short time after a...
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Trump Welcomes Cubs, Teases Health Care Surprise
US President Donald Trump has welcomed the manager and several players from the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to the White House.Trump met with manager Joe Maddon and some Cubs on Wednesday, and he calls the Cubs a "great team."They...
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House Dems Downplay Special Election Losses
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McConnell to Unveil Revised Health Bill Thursday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to unveil a revised health care bill on Thursday with a vote on moving ahead on the measure next week. McConnell also told reporters on Tuesday that he expects the analysts at the...
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Schumer: McCain Speaks 'Truth to Power'
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is praising the three Republicans who broke with their party to reject the GOP health care bill, especially John McCain.
Schumer told reporters at a news conference Friday, "I have not...
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McConnell: Health Care Bills Under Discussion
Despite a collapse of Congress' efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and an effort to revamp the country's tax code, two health care measures are still in the works.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
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Schumer: McCain Speaks 'Truth to Power'
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is praising the three Republicans who broke with their party to reject the GOP health care bill, especially John McCain.
Schumer told reporters at a news conference Friday, "I have not...
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Ryan, Pelosi Address Senate Health Care Debate
During weekly news conferences on Capitol Hill, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi slammed the ongoing Senate health care debate while Majority Leader Paul Ryan said he was going to "reserve judgment until we see what the Senate...
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Trump Speaks About Health Care, Taxes and NFL
In an impromptu news conference on the White House's South Lawn Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Republicans would be able to pass health care reform in the future, weighed in on the overnight Republican primary race in...
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Trump Blames Democrats for Healthcare Ails
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted the Senate for not passing a healthcare overhaul.
During a Phoenix rally Tuesday night, Trump bemoaned the fact that the Senate was only "one vote away" from passing a...
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Trump comments on health care, Taxes and NFL
In an impromptu news briefing on the White House's South Lawn on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Republicans would be able to pass health care reform in the future, weighed in on the overnight Republican primary race in...