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Four Capitol Hill staffers will talk health care, bipartisanship and other key issues at a free forum on Monday, Nov.

Nation takes steps toward reform The vote to reform health care in America took a first step forward on Saturday with the House of Representatives passing an historic bill.

Based on Saturday's razor-thin 220-215 House vote, can we say Southern Democrats are friends or foes of health care reform? It depends on how you slice the numbers .

The health-care bill the House planned to vote on this weekend had been hailed as a historic milestone in the decades-long effort to increase the number of Americans with insurance while slowing the growth in health-care spending.

Rep. Jim Cooper on Saturday harshly criticized a landmark health care reform bill and said he didn't expect it to become law.

With just hours remaining until an historic vote on a sweeping health-care reform measure Saturday evening, at least 34 Democrats have said they will vote against the bill as of 8:45 p.m., according to a POLITICO analysis.

Two of the four middle Tennessee House Democrats who are part of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition will oppose a health care reform bill the House may bring to a vote on Saturday.

The Hill has compiled the whip count for the Pelosi bill coming to the floor in 2 days.

I have a special fascination with the regional eccentricities of Tennessee politics, particularly in the post realignment era where Democratic victories have become increasingly difficult.

Congressman Danny Davis has filed his candidacy for Cook County Board president, but the Chicago Democrat says he hasn't decided if he'll run for congressman instead.

TNGOP Chair Chris Devaney is concerned about the potential passage of the health care bill: "The introduction of this 2,000 page legislation is a perfect example of President Obama and Speaker Pelosi turning their backs on the majority of Americans that continue to say a NO' to a government takeover of health care," said Devaney.

Democratic leaders Thursday invoked the spirit of generations of party heroes to rally their members of the House of Representatives behind a new health care plan -- but it's clear that winning a majority will be a tough fight.

State Representative for District 111 Yvonne Davis, a member of the Democratic National Committee was elected to the DNC 64-member Executive Committee by the Southern Caucus.

From the IS blog : Moderate Tennessee Democratic Reps. Jim Cooper of Nashville and Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall have joined other House Democrats in sending a letter to House Democratic leadership calling for reform legislation to reduce overall health care spending.

The country was struggling to emerge from a recession. A young, charismatic, Democratic president was fighting to pass an ambitious overhaul of the health-care system.

To counter mounting Democratic momentum on health reform, House Republicans are increasingly working to rally critics of reform proposals, including through a renewed focus on abortion coverage in House legislation , The Hill reports.

Rep. Lincoln Davis on WPLN : During the Bush Administration, the Pall Mall Democrat argued that Iraq was unfairly overshadowing needs in Afghanistan and called for more troops there.

WASHINGTON - When it comes to health coverage, members of the Middle Tennessee congressional delegation do better than many of their constituents.

With one exception, every East Tennessee federal lawmaker has taken campaign contributions from a company that sells health insurance.

Not many may have read about last week's vote on House Resolution 805 involving Rep.