A top House Democrat says the leadership may be able to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul without resolving a dispute over abortion. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said Thursday that the leadership will try to secure the necessary 216 votes to pass the bill without reworking the divisive abortion provision. Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak ...

Congressional budget referees say Senate legislation that's now the foundation for President Barack Obama's health care plan would cut the federal deficit by $118 billion over 10 years. The Congressional Budget Office says the $875 billion, 10-year plan would provide coverage to ...

President Barack Obama on Wednesday made it clear that he wants Congress to act on health care legislation that has idled since January. In a speech to medical professionals, the president called for an Òup or down voteÓ on the legislation. Noting that the issue Òeasily ...

WASHINGTON As President Barack Obama outlines today the next steps in health care reform, all eyes turn to the House, rather than the typically testy Senate, as the chamber facing the steepest climb to pass a comprehensive bill. The slim margin that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leveraged to pass the $1Êtrillion House health care bill in November has evaporated as ...