Alaska Sen. Mark Begich (D) calls on Senate Republicans to stop using the Defense Bill to stall a vital vote on healthcare. Begich and other Democrats are aiming to hold a vote on their healthcare bill on Christmas Eve. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Governors-turned-Senators, and current Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), say states don't want to foot the health care bill that the Senate is trying to pass during a Thursday press conference at the Capitol. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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US Republican Representatives discuss the upcoming House bill votes and climate legislation. At the Wednesday press conference, the GOP leaders stressed that the upcoming votes should be well-informed and include both sides of the aisle. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) decried the Afghanistan strategy being currently pursued by the Obama administration as fundamentally wrong during a press conference Tuesday. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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US Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) talks about the latest Senate health care bill, and says that time's the biggest issue at this point. When asked on Tuesday if she would feel comfortable passing health care legislation by Christmas, she was hesitant. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) says she will still vote yes to the Senate healthcare bill even though it seems it will not contain a public option or Medicare expansion. She also says this bill is the "framework" for further healthcare reform. Distributed by Tubemogul.
