Obama Calls Health-Care Bill ‘Middle of the Road’ (Update1)
April 1 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama took to the road today to tout health-care legislation, calling it a “middle-of-the-road solution” that will bring immediate help to small business owners, seniors and the uninsured.
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New Health-Care Taxes Help Obama ‘Spread the Wealth’ (Update1)
March 22 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said on the campaign trail in October 2008 that he wanted to “spread the wealth around.” With Obama on the verge of signing sweeping health-care overhaul legislation, he’s about to do just that.
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Abortion Remains Snag in Drive for Health Overhaul (Update1)
March 20 (Bloomberg) — House Democratic leaders are trying to resolve a dispute within their party over restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion as the chamber’s vote on a health-care overhaul measure looms tomorrow.
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Obama Rallies Democrats Who Predict Health Passage (Update1)
March 20 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats to back health-care legislation that he called “the toughest insurance reforms in history” as party leaders said they would have the votes to pass the overhaul tomorrow.
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Obama Lobbies for Support as Health-Care Vote Nears (Update1)
March 19 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama appealed for last-minute support as he and House leaders lobbied for about a half-dozen more votes to push a $940 billion overhaul of the U.S. health-care system through to passage.
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New York’s Massa Won’t Seek Re-Election Due to Health (Update1)
Democratic Representative Eric Massa of upstate New York said he won’t seek re-election because of health reasons, giving Republicans another opportunity to pick up a House seat.
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