senate finance

October 20, 2009 -- Sen. Ron Wyden picked up the pressure for his Free Choice Amendment and a strong public option in an appearance today on the Ed Schultz national radio program. Read More >>

October 13, 2009 -- Sen. Ron Wyden's support eluded the Senate Finance Committee and the White House after they nixed his Free Choice Amendment. Before voting for the bill today, Wyden earned a promise to revisit the measure. Read More >>

Originally at Oregonlive.com
October 2, 2009 -- Defying his own party, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon late Thursday sharply criticized the most ambitious health care legislation in a generation, concluding that the bill written by Democrats does not offer millions of workers sufficient choice of insurance plans and lacks muscular tools for controlling medical costs. Read More >>

WASHINGTON, DC October 1, 2009 -- Senator Ron Wyden pleased many advocates of healthcare reform when he voted on Tuesday for two amendments that would have put a public option in the reform bill before the Senate Finance Committee. Both those amendments failed because Democrats on the committee opposed them. Read More >>

September 25, 2009 -- The Senate Finance Committee says the panel will not get to the matter of a public option debate today. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) went out on a limb Thursday evening, telling reporters that a “strong, robust” public plan will be included in whatever final bill is signed by the president. Read More >>

Originally at Salon.com
August 23, 2009 -- On Thursday, the so-called Gang of Six – three Republicans and three Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee – met by conference call and, according to Max Baucus, D-Mont., the committee's chair, reaffirmed their commitment "toward a bipartisan healthcare reform bill" (read: less coverage and no public insurance option). Read More >>

Originally at Politico.com
July 30, 2009 -- After being “on the edge of a deal” earlier this week, the Senate Finance Committee has stalled in its health care negotiations, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is no longer promising that the committee will finish its work before the August recess. Read More >>