Read more Senate stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1167/senate.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:33:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74574/lincoln-swings-to-center-of-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all eyes on her last night, Blanche Lincoln cast the deciding vote to push health reform forward—and simultaneously swung herself soundly into the epicenter of the brouhaha. By warning fellow Dems she won't support a final bill with a public option, she guaranteed their attention. But in casting...http://www.newser.com/story/74574/lincoln-swings-to-center-of-health-debate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:03:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74565/senate-democrats-clear-health-care-hurdle-60-39.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid's hope of passing health care legislation before Christmas took a giant step forward tonight. Reid got the 60 votes he needed to ward off a Republican filibuster and clear the way for full debate on the Senate floor after the Thanksgiving recess. "We can see the finish line...http://www.newser.com/story/74565/senate-democrats-clear-health-care-hurdle-60-39.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 19:13:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74561/reid-gets-60th-vote-holdout-lincoln-agrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats have hit the 60-vote number needed to move ahead on health care legislation. Just hours before the 8pm roll call, Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with her party. The centrist Democrat had been the last remaining Democratic holdout, after Mary Landrieu and...http://www.newser.com/story/74561/reid-gets-60th-vote-holdout-lincoln-agrees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74558/landrieus-officially-in-leaving-only-one-holdout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnd then there was one. Mary Landrieu confirmed today she'd vote in favor of allowing the Senate health care bill to move forward. "Much more work needs to be done," said the Louisiana Democrat, but she's seen enough modifications for now. She warned this doesn't mean she'll vote in favor...http://www.newser.com/story/74558/landrieus-officially-in-leaving-only-one-holdout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is in the hot seat tonight, as the last Democratic holdout to the 60 votes Harry Reid needs in balloting tonight to bring the health care bill to the Senate floor for debate. Nebraskan Ben Nelson said yesterday he would vote yes, and Louisiana's Mary Landrieu...http://www.newser.com/story/74552/all-eyes-on-blanche-lincoln-in-cliffhanger-senate-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 7:24:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74485/most-red-state-dems-can-vote-for-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe main reason Senate Democrats have a prayer of passing health care reform is that not many of them are up for reelection next year, says Nate Silver. Only a third of the Senate is up for re-election in 2010, and most of the Democrats in that group come from...http://www.newser.com/story/74485/most-red-state-dems-can-vote-for-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 9:27:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74406/senators-see-upcoming-vote-on-obama-not-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe upcoming Senate debate on health care reform, like the House vote before it, will be more a referendum on President Obama than a reflection of constituents’ concerns, Andrew Gelman, Nate Silver, and Daniel Lee write. What happened in the House is clear: 31 of 39 Democrats who voted no...http://www.newser.com/story/74406/senators-see-upcoming-vote-on-obama-not-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:18:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74352/gop-traffic-jam-ploy-is-snarling-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenate Democrats are starting to turn on each other like angry drivers stuck in rush-hour traffic thanks to Republican obstructionism, writes EJ Dionne. Republican senators are eating every word they once said against filibusterism and are stalling even legislation that they support in a Machiavellian effort to keep the Democrats...http://www.newser.com/story/74352/gop-traffic-jam-ploy-is-snarling-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 9:43:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74386/reid-rolls-out-senate-health-bill-for-sat-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid rolled out the Senate’s combined health care reform bill last night, earning oohs and ahhs from fellow Democrats, particularly over the price tag, and setting the stage for a cloture vote Saturday. The bill would cost a svelte $849 billion over 10 years while reducing the deficit by...http://www.newser.com/story/74386/reid-rolls-out-senate-health-bill-for-sat-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 7:40:59 CST