Joe Lieberman
Senate Health Puzzle Falling Into Place Amidst Presidential Push
There was palpable progress on Tuesday for the White House and Senate Democrats in the drawn out bid to cobble together the 60 votes needed to pass health care legislation without Republican obstruction. The shift took place in the aftermath of a dramatic closed-door meeting between President Obama and all 60 members of the Democratic, […]
Veep Biden “Confident” Health Care Gets Lieberman’s Vote
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As President Obama prepares for a crucial meeting with disgruntled Senate Democrats to lay out what his being described as an ultimatum to get health care legislation through the Senate by Christmas, Vice President Biden said on Tuesday that he is “confident” that Connecticut […]
Senate Dems Will Drop Medicare Plan To Make Play For Lieberman’s Vote On Eve Of Crucial White House Chat
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Breaking news on Monday evening is that Senate Democrats, following a hastily arranged private meeting, have apparently agreed to end discussion on a plan to allow Americans aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare as an alternative to a full government-run insurance option in a bid to get moderate support.
The public option has also […]
Lieberman Was For Medicare Buy-In Before He Was Against It
Quotes from an interview Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman did with a home state newspaper earlier this year are shedding conflicting details onto Lieberman’s disapproval of a Medicare buy-in option as an alternative to a government-run public option in Senate health care legislation.
While the Connecticut independent supposedly told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid last week that […]
Senate Health Bill On Shaky Ground As President’s Holiday Deadline Looms
Striking weekend developments have dramatically altered the state of negotiations on the Senate version of health care legislation and the compromise bill Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced earlier this month specifically to woo moderates in a bid for 60 filibuster-proof votes.
Despite an initial positive reaction, Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman has told Reid personally that he […]
Reaction To Reform Deal Hints At Challenges And Progress
With the messy task of crafting an acceptable compromise on Senate health care legislation apparently out of the way, the far more treacherous assignment of loading up support from key members of both parties lies ahead for Majority Leader Harry Reid and the White House.
Reaction to news that a deal to drop the controversial government-run […]
Senate Bill, Cost Revealed In Major Step For Health Care Reform
The push for health care legislation on Capitol Hill took another significant step forward on Wednesday night as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid officially unveiled the Senate version of a health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office finally delivered long-awaited cost and savings estimates for the legislation.
The CBO estimates gave Democrats and the White […]
The Lieberman Filibuster?
Saturday night’s victory for health care reform in the House has only deepened the apparent resolve of Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman to block reform legislation in the Senate, continuing threats of a filibuster in order to prevent any kind of vote on reform.
Lieberman told Fox News Sunday that the public insurance option included in both […]
Lieberman Says No To Public Option, Reform
What appears to be an early blow was dealt to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform proposal only a day after it was introduced.
Reid’s legislation, set to be put up for a floor vote within weeks, includes the much-maligned public option, forming a government-run insurance plan but allowing states to opt-out.
This opt-out public […]
Lieberman’s Flip-Flop
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, once John McCain’s most loyal and vicious attack dog against candidate Barack Obama on the presidential campaign trail last year, has completed perhaps one of the more amazing and dramatic turnarounds in recent political history.
Where Joe had been questioning Obama’s ability to serve and had been threatened with expulsion from the […]
