Senate Democrats on Final Health Care Legislation Vote
Senate Majority Leader Reid and others Senate Democratic leaders talked about their reaction to the passage of H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
460 viewsSenate Majority Leader Reid and others Senate Democratic leaders talked about their reaction to the passage of H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
460 viewsDemocratic senators spoke in the Senate Chambers prior to a final vote on health care reform legislation.
167 viewsVote to waive Corker point of order on unfunded mandates passed by a vote of 55 - 44. The Senate is now holding a series of votes, including adoption of the Majority Leader’s substitute amen…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,702 viewsThe Senate approved Majority Leader Reid’s Managers Amendment with a vote of 60-39.
View in Congressional Chronicle595 viewsThe Senate health care bill faces its first challenge in a late-night procedural vote. Yesterday, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he’s prepared to vote for the bill after reaching a compromis…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,161 viewsThe Senate voted on fiscal year 2010 defense spending and thereafter resumed debate on health care legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle703 viewsSenators Dick Durbin and Pat Roberts debated health care legislation.
57 viewsThe Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terro…
View in Congressional Chronicle767 viewsThe Senate health care debate is temporarily on hold as Senators debate the FY 2010 Defense spending bill. Throughout the day, Senators may continue to speak on health care legislation and t…
View in Congressional Chronicle457 viewsU.S. Senator Dick Durbin gave a speech on Senator Bernie Sanders Amendment on Health Care.
103 viewsSenator Durbin spoke about the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison facility in Illinois.
51 viewsDemocratic Senators Dick Durbin and Robert Menendez responded to Senate Republicans' efforts to delay consideration of the defense appropriations conference report.
38 viewsThe Senate held its 15th day of health care debate. Senator Bernie Sanders entered an amendment for a single-payer system by expanding Medicare to everyone. Senator Coburn requested that the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,070 viewsIllinois Governor Quinn and Senator Durbin spoke to the press after a meeting at the White House with National Security Adviser James Jones and others to discuss the administration’s decisio…
102 viewsSenators planned to finish debate on several amendments and motions dealing with buying prescription from other countries and middle class taxes.
View in Congressional Chronicle157 viewsIn a rare Sunday session the Senate took a final vote on the $447 billion FY 2010 omnibus spending bill. After the vote, members continued to debate health care legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle201 viewsThe Senate convened, with an omnibus bill cloture vote and then continued with health care reform legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle499 viewsSenators spoke on health care reform legislation.
58 viewsThe Senate temporarily set aside debate on health care to consider a bill setting federal spending for the remainder of the budget year.
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