Baucus to reveal health plan today
Sen. Max Baucus will unveil his health plan in full today, hoping to quell rumors and speculation about its contents. (Reuters) In a Wall Street Journal op-ed today, Sen. Baucus
Press picks up on health care connections
We’ve gotten two great mentions of our health care research this week in Politico and The Huffington Post. Politico congressional reporter Manu Raju names Liz Fowler, Sen. Baucus’ current health
Obama plans overhaul of banking industry
In a speech to Wall Street execs yesterday, President Obama scolded previous excesses and spoke of an “ambitious overhaul” of the financial system. (FT) Sens. Chuck Grassley and Michael Enzi
Obama will make Republican concessions
In a “60 Minutes” interview, President Obama says he will join with Republicans on the issue of medical malpractice suits. (WSJ) Sen. Max Baucus says he’ll make one last push
Featured analyst of the week: @Priscilla
Last week, we featured @ddwriter, the winner of our Lobbyist Editing Challenge. This week, we’re featuring @Priscilla, our second-place winner. It wasn’t officially her prize, but she did a lot
Obama to keeping rallying support
President Obama will continue his health care push with a rally in Minnesota this week and an interview with “60 Minutes.” (NYT) New health legislation may add 10 million customers
Obama gets blunt, but so do spectators
In his speech to Congress last night, President Obama urges lawmakers to stop bickering and take swift action on health reform. (NYT) That heckler during the speech was Rep. Joe
Hormats hearing via Twitter
Sam Bell of the Genocide Intervention Network is live twittering today’s Bob Hormats nomination hearing. Follow him here: @sam_a_bell
Obama to deliver health care address tonight
In a joint address to Congress tonight, President Obama will push for a public health care option. (WSJ) Senator Max Baucus says Congress won’t “dawdle” on a health bill. (NYT)
Hormats nomination hearing begins tomorrow
Robert Hormats, a former Goldman Sachs executive who played a critical role in financing a Chinese oil company with ties to Sudan’s genocidal regime, will go up in front of