more images more images Senate Dems short votes for health bill _ for now WASHINGTON ? Several Democratic senators withheld their backing Tuesday as party leaders tried to nail down support from moderates for the government to sell insurance in competition with private companies as part of a sweeping health overhaul bill. Across the Capitol, Democratic leaders in the [...]

Senate hearing kicks off climate bill WASHINGTON ? Top Obama administration officials are looking to make their case before the Senate for aggressive action to combat climate change, even as Republicans show no sign of softening their dislike of a Democratic bill that would dramatically cut heat-trapping pollution. Senate Democrats have all but abandoned the likelihood of [...]

Voice of America WRAPUP 1-U.S. Senate healthcare bill includes public option Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Monday the US Senate's healthcare overhaul will include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out, handing liberals an early victory ... Cheers and jeers for Nevada's Harry Reid Los Angeles Times Reid Says Senate Bill Will Have Public Plan Wall Street Journal Obama says 'now's the time' to pass health care The Associated Press Blo

This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that the merged Senate health bill would establish a national public option that allows states to opt out of the plan by 2014. Reid did not indicate that he had 60 votes in support of the opt-out, but said that he would not submit competing public option compromises to the Congressional Budget Office. The answer suggests that the Senate would not use the trigger or any other compromise as an alternative if the opt-out measure fai

Several Key Questions Remain before House and Senate Vote on Overhaul Bill Font size Print E-mail Share 2 Comments Play CBS Video Video Health Care for Part-Timers Most Americans have health insurance coverage from their employers, but only 60-percent of employers even provide health benefits. The numbers are worse for part timers. Michelle Miller reports. [...]