Baucus to Bag Own Fundraiser as Health Care Talks Continue
Roll Call Staff
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) confirmed Thursday afternoon that he would not be flying home this weekend to attend his annual “Camp Baucus” fundraising event, opting instead to stay in Washington, D.C., to work on health care reform.
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The $1 Trillion Health-Care Plan
July 12, 2009
By David M. Drucker
New York Post
WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama pushing Congress to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system no later than Oct. 15, his Democratic allies in the House and Senate are moving furiously to comply, hoping to clear reform bills out of their respective chambers by the first week of August.
Schumer Passes the Baton
May 18, 2009
By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
From competitors to collaborators, Sens. Bob Menendez (N.J.) and Charles
Schumer (N.Y.) have gradually warmed to each other as the new Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman has solidified his leadership
standing and his predecessor has shifted his focus to legislating.
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“Although the president possesses enormous political capital — both because
of high approval ratings and because his administration is still in its
infancy — he has generally declined to exercise it with Democratic leaders
in the House and Senate, including when it comes to crafting legislation key
to moving his agenda forward.
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Dodd Tries to Shake It Off
March 25, 2009
By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
After suffering through perhaps the worst week of his Senate career,
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Tuesday
looked to cloak himself in normalcy and move beyond the political drama that
has put his re-election in peril.
Bayh Bolsters Centrism
March 12, 2009
By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
Even as Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.) reasserts himself as one of the Democratic
Conference’s squeakier wheels, neither his leadership nor Senate Republicans
are giving his recent actions more than a passing glance.
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Chiefs Eschew Partisanship
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Roll Call Staff
In an institution that has seen the rise of many a bipartisan “gang” in
recent years, the monthly meeting of Senate chiefs of staff – now in its
seventh year – might be the best-kept secret on Capitol Hill.
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Gregg Is Happy to Be Home
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By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
It’s as though Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) never left.
Nearly one month after reversing his decision to resign from the Senate and
serve as President Barack Obama’s Commerce secretary, Gregg is back doing
what he does best – acting as a top adviser to the Senate Republican
leadership and working with the Democrats on pressing issues.
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