Read more bill stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32596/bill.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67839/byrd-rename-health-bill-for-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenator Robert Byrd wants his colleagues to honor Ted Kennedy by renaming health care legislation in his honor, Politico reports. “As a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling,” said Byrd, 92, himself in poor health. "My heart and soul weeps at...http://www.newser.com/story/67839/byrd-rename-health-bill-for-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 13:38:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66698/2-words-could-clean-up-death-panel-mess-parker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin went way too far in suggesting “death panels” would kill her loved ones—but the wording of the House health bill authorizing payment for end-of-life consultations is worrisome, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post . “A simple amendment would do much to cool tempers.” The current wording lets...http://www.newser.com/story/66698/2-words-could-clean-up-death-panel-mess-parker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 8:38:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65304/cbo-slams-dem-move-to-lower-health-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA White House proposal to give an independent panel the power to rein in Medicare spending would save the country almost no money over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office declared today. The nonpartisan group’s findings—that savings would total only $2 billion from the $1 trillion program—dealt a...http://www.newser.com/story/65304/cbo-slams-dem-move-to-lower-health-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 18:14:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65152/toucans-beak-really-outsized-thermostat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew research reveals an unexpected use for the toucan’s outsized bill, Wired reports. Thermal imaging shows that the bird can regulate its body temperature by increasing or restricting blood flow to its beak. “Bird bills are not ‘dead tissues’ incapable of playing a role in heat balance,” a researcher says....http://www.newser.com/story/65152/toucans-beak-really-outsized-thermostat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 15:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64635/conservative-group-tried-to-sell-its-support-for-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA major conservative group offered its backing to FedEx on a bill before the Senate—for a price tag of at least $2 million, Politico reports—and then, when FedEx didn't take the bait, switched sides. A letter to FedEx shows the American Conservative Union proffered services like writing op-eds...http://www.newser.com/story/64635/conservative-group-tried-to-sell-its-support-for-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 8:21:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64258/aug-health-reform-looks-impossible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has called for the passage of a health care bill by August—but that would require an unusually smooth few weeks on Capitol Hill, Politico reports. The Senate Finance Committee hasn’t released a version of the bill planned for early June; disagreements among Democrats in both chambers have...http://www.newser.com/story/64258/aug-health-reform-looks-impossible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 12:19:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64172/mo-lawmakers-fight-to-rename-mcgwire-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark McGwire Highway leads out of downtown St. Louis—but some local lawmakers would love to see the road rechristened, the Chicago Tribune reports. Four years ago, the slugger said he wouldn’t “talk about the past” in congressional hearings, prompting suspicion over steroid use. A batch of politicians have since...http://www.newser.com/story/64172/mo-lawmakers-fight-to-rename-mcgwire-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 11:56:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit card companies know more about you than you think—and if they think you're financially stressed, you're in trouble. American Public Media lists 10 "red-flag" purchases that you shouldn't make with plastic unless you want to give your credit card company the jitters. Traffic tickets: These make you look...http://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 5:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63907/fat-chance-lawmakers-will-read-health-bill-hoyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse lawmakers may well be be voting before the end of summer on a momentous health-care reform bill. But that doesn't mean they're actually going to read the bill. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer laughed off the suggestion when CNS News posed it. “If every member pledged to not vote...http://www.newser.com/story/63907/fat-chance-lawmakers-will-read-health-bill-hoyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 20:49:32 CDT