February 25th
Today, from 10am EST to 4pm, the White House will be hosting a bipartisan meeting on health care reform and it will be televised live. Come on in if have a minute and comment on the fireworks!
February 22nd
President Obama this morning unveiled his take on health care reform this morning (download 11 page PDF), in preparation for Thursday's showdown, er, televised health care summit with Republicans.
Key points:
The proposed bill is $950 billion, up from the Senate's $871 billion plan.
Nebraska's special Medicaid deal is gone.
New federal authority over insurance rate increases.
Delay's the tax on high end insurance plans until 2018, instead of 2013.
Closes the Medicare donut hole.
Confused? Here's a nice chart comparing Obama's bills against the House and Senate bill.
If Republicans continue filibustering, the White House has made clear that's it's open to passing health care reform via reconciliation, but alas, no public option is included in the President's plan, despite the renewed interest by some Senators for the plan.
Key points:
The proposed bill is $950 billion, up from the Senate's $871 billion plan.
Nebraska's special Medicaid deal is gone.
New federal authority over insurance rate increases.
Delay's the tax on high end insurance plans until 2018, instead of 2013.
Closes the Medicare donut hole.
Confused? Here's a nice chart comparing Obama's bills against the House and Senate bill.
If Republicans continue filibustering, the White House has made clear that's it's open to passing health care reform via reconciliation, but alas, no public option is included in the President's plan, despite the renewed interest by some Senators for the plan.
February 18th
Who wants a jobs bill? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, that's who! But he's been bad and the Republicans won't let him have it, even though they agree with it. What's the issue? Well, the Senate actually.
February 10th
Valentine's Day is coming up! Not sure what kind of card to get your GOP sweetie? No problem, there's a website for that.
February 9th
Financial Times has an interesting article on growing frustration within D.C. with President Obama's persistent reliance on an inner circle of four people: David Axelrod, Robert Gibbs, Rahm Emanuel, and Valerie Jarrett. One equally interesting reaction.
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February 8th
With health care reform stalled due to the pesky problem of the Democrats losing their slim majority in the Senate and the House balking at passing the Senate plan with no changes, President Obama is trying a different tactic. He has invited Republican and Democratic leaders to take part in a televised gathering to discuss health care reform, to occur on February 25th.
February 2nd
The US Armed Services Committee is holding hearings on repealing Don't Ak, Don't Tell for the military. Live stream here.
February 1st
On the first Monday of February in most years, the Executive Branch announces its requested federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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