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House Votes to Lift Oil Spill Liability Cap
9:40AM 7/31/2010
A bill that passed the House of Representatives on Friday would, among other things, eliminate the $75 million cap on liabilities related to oil spills. The overhaul of the nation's offshore drilling regulations would require oil companies to pay the full cost involved with any spills.
Sen. Byrd's Death Makes the Financial Reform Vote a Lot Trickier
3:30PM 6/28/2010
The passing of Sen. Robert Byrd, the longtime West Virginia Democrat, could throw a wrench into the party's plans to pass the landmark financial-overhaul bill by July 4 and thereby to hand President Obama a key election-year victory.
Health-Care Sector Appears to Rally As Reform Chances Dim
8:15PM 1/20/2010
Health Care, Genzyme Corporation , Bristol-Myers Squibb, CIGNA Corporation, Sanofi Aventis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen, Eli Lilly
President Obama can't be pleased by the loss of a Democratic Senate seat which jeopardizes passage of his cherished health-care reform. The news, however, appears to have fueled a mini stock rally in the health-care and pharma sectors wary of how any reform would affect their businesses. The uptrend is expected to continue.
Dems finally extend unemployment benefits despite GOP filibusters
2:30PM 11/05/2009
If you're wondering why it takes Congress so long to move forward with even the most popular legislation, look no further than the extension of unemployment benefits that passed the Senate yesterday.
It passed with 98 votes but the popularity of the final vote doesn't reflect the shenanigans that...
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