Cantor: No retaliation planned against Cao, only Republican to vote for health care bill

November 10th, 2009 Wyo. Sen. Enzi critical of House health care billCHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi says legislation passed by the U.S.

November 8th, 2009 GOP lawmaker says Dems put agenda ahead of countryWASHINGTON — A top House Republican says passage of the health care bill shows that Democrats didn't get the message from voters last week and in summer town-hall meetings. The No. 3 House Republican, Indiana's Mike Pence, says Democrats are putting their liberal, big government agenda ahead of the American people.

November 7th, 2009 House kills Republican health overhaul billWASHINGTON — The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill. Shortly before beginning its vote on a Democratic plan, the chamber voted 258-176 against a GOP version that would have lowered costs for people with insurance but done little or nothing to expand coverage to those without any.

November 6th, 2009 Minnick to vote against House health care billBOISE, Idaho — U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick says he intends to vote against the health care reform bill coming up for a vote in the U.S.

November 4th, 2009 House Dems set stage for pivotal health voteWASHINGTON — House Democrats have cleared the way for a pivotal floor vote on health care overhaul as early as the weekend, after tweaking their 1,990-page bill to crack down harder on insurance companies. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Americans are ready for comprehensive reform in a statement accompanying dozens of last-minutes changes to the 10-year, $1.2 trillion bill.

October 13th, 2009 GOP's Snowe voting for Democrats' health care billWASHINGTON — Forget Sarah Palin. The maverick female of the Republican Party is Maine Sen.

October 13th, 2009 Obama: Snowe 'diligent' in her work on health careWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is praising Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe for being "extraordinarily diligent" in working with Democrats on health care reform.

October 13th, 2009 AP Interview: Baucus unsure how Snowe would voteWASHINGTON — Sen. Max Baucus says he didn't know for sure that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe would vote in favor of his health care overhaul bill until she actually did so.

October 8th, 2009 After long debate, health care Senate vote TuesdayWASHINGTON — The top Senate Democrat says the final committee vote on health care legislation will take place next week. Nevada Democratic Sen.

October 8th, 2009 Cantor, Hoyer to talk differences on health careWASHINGTON — House Republican Whip Eric Cantor says he's going to sit down with Democratic leader Steny Hoyer and try to narrow their differences over health care. Cantor said the notion of a public option to compete with private insurance plans has been "profoundly rejected by the American people." Interviewed on CBS's "The Early Show," the Virginia congressman said, "What I think would behoove all of us in this country would be to see if we in Congress could try to work together for a change." Cantor also disputed an assertion by the Congressional Budget Office that the Senate Finance Committee's emerging plan would save $81 billion over 10 years, calling it a proposal to "rob Peter to pay Paul."

September 16th, 2009 Baucus calls health care bill commonsense measureWASHINGTON — A prominent Democratic senator is calling his 10-year, $856 billion health care bill a common sense measure that can win broad support. Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee, unveiled his much-awaited legislation Wednesday after months of bipartisan negotiations that failed to win visible Republican support.

August 23rd, 2009 Talk of Senate voting maneuvers on health careWASHINGTON — A Republican senator predicts Democrats will turn to a little-used voting procedure to try get around GOP opposition and pass health care legislation. It takes 60 votes to shut down GOP opposition and move ahead to an up-or-down vote on a bill.

July 24th, 2009 Hoyer suggests delay in House vote on health careWASHINGTON — The second-ranking Democrat in the House says lawmakers may not be able to vote on a health care bill next week but might remain in Washington in August to complete President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland told lawmakers Friday that it might not be possible to finish the legislation, now bogged down in the Energy and Commerce Committee.

July 23rd, 2009 House GOP leader says don't expect plan by recessWASHINGTON — House Republican Whip Eric Cantor charged on Thursday that too much of the burden of bankrolling a new health care system would fall on small businesses at a time when job creation is virtually nonexistent. At the same time, the Virginia Republican said he doubts that a version of the plan in the House can win passage before members of Congress leave for their August recess.

July 16th, 2009 GOP fails to strip public option from health billWASHINGTON — Republicans have failed to strip a government-run benefits plan from the House bill overhauling health care. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 25-15 on Thursday to keep the government-run option in the bill, rejecting an amendment by Wisconsin Republican Rep.