Oct 13, 2009 | Washington Times
Sen. Olympia Snowe, Maine Republican (right), listens to Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican (left), b
Sen. Olympia Snowe, Maine Republican , listens to Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican , before the Senate Finance Committee meets to vote on its health care legislation in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct.
CBO: Medical malpractice reform would save $54 billion over 10 years
The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that reforming some aspects of medical malpractice law would reduce the federal deficit by $54 billion over a decade.
CBO says tort reform reduces deficit
Bolstering what is likely to be one of the Republicans' key health care reform arguments on the Senate floor, Congress' budget scorekeeper ruled that medical malpractice reform could reduce the federal deficit by $54 billion over 10 years.
Abortion restrictions defeated in Senate panel
The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday defeated two proposals to limit abortion coverage in the emerging health care reform plan.
Republican Big Spenders . . . and Savers
CQ reports that a lot of Senate Republicans are voting for all of the budget-busting appropriations bills.
PANGUITCH - Margaret Sevy Frandsen, 81, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, returned to her Heavenly Father on September 22, 2009.
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Lori Prichard reporting Produced by Kelly Just When you quit a job, it normally means goodbye paycheck, goodbye health insurance.
Cloture Vote On Cass Sunstein Passes 63-35
Dingy Harry Reid got his cloture vote through on Cass Sunstein as Obama's Regulatory Czar.
Dems to honor Kennedy with reform bill
Capitol Hill Democrats said Sunday that the best way for Congress to honor the late Sen.
Natural gas remains a sound option
Byron Saxton's August 1 piece, "Questar President: Natural Gas is Abundant" rightly emphasizes the over 100-year supply of untapped natural gas, and the key role Utah plays in producing that natural gas and in furthering clean energy solutions in America.
Panguitch - Elliot Miles Barney, 86, of Panguitch, passed away August 5, 2009. He was born June 28, 1923 in Hatch to Elliot Leon and Velma Sandin Barney.
Natural gas remains a sound option
Byron Saxton's August 1 piece, "Questar President: Natural Gas is Abundant" rightly emphasizes the over 100-year supply of untapped natural gas, and the key role Utah plays in producing that natural gas and in furthering clean energy solutions in America.
Welcome to the honeymoon suite - the log cabin COE
I've been meaning for a while to highlight the extensive cab-over engine trucks thread on the H.A.M.B. - most flavors and styles of COEs are represented, from stock grain trucks to lowered hot rod haulers.
Mueller: Rule is pocketful of trouble
As a fellow who spends the majority of his days outdoors, pursuing subjects that might be of interest to readers who hunt, fish, run around in boats or occasionally set up a camp to build a fire with pieces of wood, imagine my surprise when the federal Department of Homeland Security folks recently threatened to outlaw my pocketknife.
Senator Jeff Sessions Rattles the Sabre at Judge Sonia Sotomayors Nomination Hearing: Is it Wise?
Senator Jeff Sessions Rattles the Sabre at Judge Sonia Sotomayors Nomination Hearing: Is it Wise? This nomination process will be no walk in the park for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, as per senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama.A In fact, judging from his opening statements, he has decided to depict the nominee as a activist judge with an racially motivated ...
Sotomayor sidesteps Hatch questions
Sen. Orrin Hatch tried Tuesday to corner Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor into revealing her personal beliefs on gun control and to admit errors in a reverse-discrimination case.
Sonia Sotomayor receives a friendly welcome from Republican Senators Orrin Hatch, Utah, left, Charle
Sonia Sotomayor receives a friendly welcome from Republican Senators Orrin Hatch, Utah, left, Charles Grassley, IA, second from left, Jeff Sessions, AL, right, and Jon Kyl, AZ, second from right, while arriving for the Supreme Court confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Monday, July 13, 2009.
Hatch, Bennett join other western Senators in new Republican caucus
Utah Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett were among 11 Republican Senators from western states who announced a new Western Caucus Wednesday.