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The final three members of the 12-person congressional “super committee” charged with finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reductions have been announced.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that oversees the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs, is one of three senators appointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
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Failing to reach an agreement in the debt-ceiling negotiations, congressional leaders are scheduled to meet again Monday with President Barack Obama, according to the White House.
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Analysts at equity research firm Oppenheimer & Co. say they believe a debt-ceiling agreement could be reached by Aug. 2, and they expect a final deal to include up to $150 billion in cuts to federal health programs over the next 10 years.
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House Democrats on Thursday stood firm that any deal resulting from the debt-ceiling talks in Washington should not include cuts to benefits for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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The desire for Medicare benefits has trumped concerns about Medicare costs for decades. Now congressional Republicans are betting that historic debt and deficits have changed the equation, and Democrats are ready to call their bluff.
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After reading a White House blog about waivers from the Affordable Care Act's annual-limit provisions, I still can't decide if Richard Sorian helped to clarify HHS' process to grant these temporary reprieves—or if he just made the agency look defensive.
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Reacting to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's comment that Medicare “is on the table” as a way to reduce the nation's deficit, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Democrats will have a chance to support those words with actions next week in meetings with Vice President Joe...
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This year's funding feud now behind them, federal lawmakers are poised to begin a fiscal 2012 budget negotiation that promises to be even more contentious as healthcare entitlement reform enters the discussion.
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The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution Friday to block new regulations that established federal oversight of Internet service providers.
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