Read more Harry Reid stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1325/harry-reid.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:51 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/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 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74340/cbo-estimate-senate-health-bill-costs-849b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLegislation headed to the Senate floor would extend health care coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans at a cost of $849 billion over a decade, says a senior Democratic aide. The long-awaited figures come from the Congressional Budget Office, clearing the way for Harry Reid to move forward. The bill...http://www.newser.com/story/74340/cbo-estimate-senate-health-bill-costs-849b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 16:09:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74328/reid-optimistic-about-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid is “cautiously optimistic” about the success of his frantic attempts to unite the 60 votes of his caucus behind the Senate health care reform bill. “I think we’re together,” he says. But the majority leader was positively voluble about the bill itself, notes the Washington Post : “Of all...http://www.newser.com/story/74328/reid-optimistic-about-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats hit by accusations they've been focusing on health care at the expense of employment plan to tackle job creation in the coming weeks. There's no consensus on whether the move will come as one big package or a series of smaller measures but Democratic leaders plan to have...http://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 7:35:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74216/health-care-reform-foes-outspend-friends-21.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBusiness foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill. Led by the US Chamber of Commerce, opponents of the Democratic health care drive have dropped $24 million on TV commercials over the...http://www.newser.com/story/74216/health-care-reform-foes-outspend-friends-21.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 6:53:25 CST