March 6, 2013
The Minnesota House passed a bill establishing the state’s health insurance exchange, the first step toward enactment of an online marketplace that aims to give more than a million Minnesotans a new place to purchase affordable health insurance. Rep. Joe …
August 3, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $383 million disaster relief bill on Thursday that provides political shelter for lawmakers during the worst drought in half a century, but may not release the aid for months to come. Nearly two-thirds …
September 22, 2011
The House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government [including the federal flood insurance program] past Sept. 30 Wednesday as dozens of Republicans broke with their party to push for deeper spending cuts. The unexpected …
February 18, 2011
Putting his own stamp on a long-standing Republican priority, President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits. Obama’s budget calls for $250 million …
February 18, 2011
The House Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill to repeal a tax reporting provision included in last year’s healthcare reform law. The Senate has already voted to repeal the 1099 form tax provision that would require businesses to …
January 20, 2011
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law Wednesday in a mostly symbolic move likely to be scuttled in the Senate. The House voted 245-189 to approve the Republican bill …
January 19, 2011
Repealing the new healthcare law would be a setback for millions who have gained coverage and be bad for business, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday as the House of Representatives prepared to vote to do just that. “Repealing …