The president planned to focus on the argument that the costs of failing to pass legislation would be higher insurance premiums and lost coverage for individuals and businesses.
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Obama to Highlight Cost in New Health Bill Push
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2,000 Furloughs Linked to Impasse in Congress
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Senate Democrats characterized a Republican’s opposition to a bill that provided extension of aid to the jobless as the cost of inaction.
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2,000 Furloughs Linked to Impasse in Congress
Pelosi Says She’ll Get Votes Needed for Health Bill
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Even Democratic House members worried about re-election will come through on a health vote, their leader said on Sunday.
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Pelosi Says She’ll Get Votes Needed for Health Bill
Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.
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Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
A New Search for Consensus on Health Care Bill
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Lawmakers are weighing a pared-back approach that would be less ambitious and less contentious than earlier bills passed by Congress.
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A New Search for Consensus on Health Care Bill
Thriving Military Recruitment Program Blocked
Friday, January 22nd, 2010A successful program by the American armed forces to recruit skilled immigrants has run into a roadblock, leaving thousands of potential recruits in limbo.
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Thriving Military Recruitment Program Blocked
Plan for Kidney Drugs Spurs Division
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009A plan to help pay for the drugs that transplant recipients need has run into opposition from dialysis providers, drug companies and the National Kidney Foundation.
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Plan for Kidney Drugs Spurs Division
Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling
Sunday, November 8th, 2009The results of that fight were evident as many liberal Democrats denounced the plan because of abortion restrictions, even though most held their noses in the end and voted for the bill itself.
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Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling
Pelosi Backs Off Having Set Rates for Public Option
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Bowing to pressure from some Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed to negotiate fees with doctors and hospitals.
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Pelosi Backs Off Having Set Rates for Public Option
News Analysis: Democrats See a Positive in a Bad Economy
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Economic insecurity and high unemployment stoke public support for proposals to guarantee health insurance for millions of Americans.
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News Analysis: Democrats See a Positive in a Bad Economy