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Senate Health Bill Clears Hurdle

The Senate voted 60-39 along party lines Saturday night to take up sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation, a victory that belies the tough haul ahead to assuage lingering Democratic concerns that threaten final passage.



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House And Senate Health Bills Compared

For a chart comparing the key provisions of the House and Senate health overhaul bills, click here.

The Future of Health Care

For CongressDaily articles and markup reports, click here. For the National Journal Group's new expanded health page, click here.


Four Bills Considered For Omnibus

Senate Democrats are weighing which spending bill to use as the legislative vehicle for an end-of-the-year omnibus package from a list of the Military Construction-VA, Transportation-HUD, Commerce-Justice-Science and Defense Appropriations bills.

Grassley: Nominees Lax On Compliance

Senate Finance ranking member Charles Grassley took a swipe today at the White House and congressional Democrats for not taking nominees' tax troubles seriously enough.


Cambodia Preferences Deal Under Review

Momentum appears to be building to move quickly to provide additional duty-free import benefits to Cambodia, as a broader review of trade preferences programs next year could take time to complete.

Navy: Newest Carrier To Be Ready In 2015

Nearly a week after the Navy officially kicked off production of its newest aircraft carrier, service officials charged with overseeing the program said today it is on track to be in service by September 2015.

The Financial Reform Debate

Check out our issue page detailing the debate on overhauling the nation's financial regulatory structure. For the latest stories, related documents and other coverage, click here.


The Latest Markup Reports

Markup Reports offer "you are there" coverage of every key House and Senate markup session. Click here for the most recent Markup Reports and a schedule of this week's markups.


Addressing Climate Change

For CongressDaily articles and markup reports, click here. For the National Journal Group's new expanded energy page, click here.

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House And Senate Climate Bills Compared

The Senate bill put forward by Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Boxer is similar to the bill that narrowly passed the House last June, but contains key differences.


Latest On Lobbying

Read the latest on lobbying with the National Journal's "Under the Influence" blog.

Read It Regularly

For the latest developments affecting the tech sector, check in often with the "Tech Daily Dose" blog.