Read more House Democrats stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17017/house-democrats.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:50:52 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/74059/big-pharma-lobbyists-put-words-into-reps-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYep, that's an echo you hear in the House chamber. The New York Times has obtained emails showing that language drafted by lobbyists working for biotech giant Genentech made it almost unchanged into statements and speeches made on health care—by Democrats and Republicans alike. A Genentech lawyer told staffers,...http://www.newser.com/story/74059/big-pharma-lobbyists-put-words-into-reps-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 8:37:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge sentenced former Congressman William Jefferson to 13 years in prison today, less than the 27-plus years prosecutors called for but more than the 10-year term the Louisiana Democrat's lawyer wanted. Jefferson, who was convicted in August of 11 of the 16 counts relating to the public corruption...http://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73801/dems-who-dissed-health-bill-feel-their-partys-wrath.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey can't win. The 39 House Democrats who voted against the health care bill may have thought the move would win them the favor of their often Republican-heavy districts; instead they're fending off attacks from constituents and interest groups from the left, Politico reports. In Florida, about 60 people protested...http://www.newser.com/story/73801/dems-who-dissed-health-bill-feel-their-partys-wrath.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73579/palin-renews-death-panels-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin has returned to her Facebook soapbox to reinvigorate the "death panels" meme she helped popularize. "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill," says an essay posted to the former Alaska governor's page. "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will...http://www.newser.com/story/73579/palin-renews-death-panels-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"This victory belongs to her," said a 10-term rep as Nancy Pelosi doggedly pushed health reform through the House last night. “As far as I know she never sleeps nor eats.” And though the speaker herself joked, "That was easy" last night, Politico notes that Pelosi used every tool in...http://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 7:33:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73502/health-vote-may-have-to-wait-hoyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House may not vote on its health care reform bill tomorrow after all, thanks to Democrats' squabbling over abortion and spending, Steny Hoyer said today. “We’re very close,” the majority leader insisted, but “clearly things happen. Delay tactics can be employed.” Hoyer acknowledged that right now, Democrats don’t have...http://www.newser.com/story/73502/health-vote-may-have-to-wait-hoyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:20:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73341/aarp-will-endorse-house-dems-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health-care overhaul legislation, officials said today. An endorsement from the seniors' lobby was crucial when then-President Bush pushed the Medicare prescription drug benefit through a closely divided Congress in 2003. House Democrats are hoping it will work the same political...http://www.newser.com/story/73341/aarp-will-endorse-house-dems-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72828/grayson-weeps-on-house-floor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlan Grayson continued with his penchant for the dramatic yesterday, shedding copious tears on the House floor as he read letters from families of people who died because they didn't have health insurance. “For god's sake, I look forward to a time when we have finally done our jobs,” the...http://www.newser.com/story/72828/grayson-weeps-on-house-floor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 6:55:00 CDT