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How Senate Finance Committee Got Ron Wyden's Vote

Baucus nods to Free Choice Amendment when bills merge
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 >>

Wyden Pushes Back Against Baucus Plan

In the week after Sen. Max Baucus released a draft plan based on the notorious "Gang of Six," Sen. Ron Wyden pens an op-ed and appears on NPR
September 21, 2009 -- Although Sen. Ron Wyden sits on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, he's been virtually shut out of discussions in that committee so far, which have centered on the "Gang of Six," three Democrats and three Republicans. Late last week Wyden expressed his discontent with the bill so far. Read More >>

Groups Strategize for Single-Payer Plan

The best way to get half the pie is to ask for the whole pie
Originally at Politico.com
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April 28, 2009 -- President Barack Obama and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) rarely pass up a chance to snub single-payer health care — a term that means a government-run system.
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Congress Hopes to Have Health Bills by June

U.S. Sens. Baucus and Kennedy return from recess with firm deadlines for healthcare legislation
Originally at Reuters
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April 20, 2009 -- The chairmen of two Senate committees drafting legislation to overhaul healthcare told President Barack Obama on Monday they were working together to have bills ready by early June.
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