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Business and elected officials are asking for help delaying a proposed federal regulation that would affect a manufacturing plant here and, they say, result in the loss of 1,000 jobs.

A day after the Senate voted to take up the health care reform bill, President Obama's top domestic priority dominated the discussion on Sunday morning talk shows.

Calling the Senate health care bill a package that Ponzi schemer "Bernie Madoff would really envy," Republican Sen.

Two Girl Scouts hand donated books to a U.S. Marine during the 2008 Reading Rocks event.

Today on the Senate floor, Sen. Lamar Alexander railed against Medicaid, the health insurance program funded by both the federal and state governments for low-income Americans, by calling it a "medical ghetto" and blasting Democrats for proposing to expand the program: - "We've heard eloquent statements about how moving 15 million low-income ...

Democratic-led efforts to reform the nation's health-care system depend on budgeting "trickery," Sen.

With a drawn-out health care battle, Republicans hope to make the case to voters that Democrats took their focus off the economy and an unemployment rate above 10%. Nov.

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, shows copy of the Democratic health care reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov.

Meet the Press : Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin ; Sen. Diane Feinstein ; Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson ; Sen.

Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

Staff Photo by Angela Lewis Michael Blackwell, center, fastens a straw mat into a ditch on Crestview Drive.

'The bill expands Medicaid and sends the $25 billion cost to states, a huge unfunded mandate that creates a very painful situation for Tennessee and other states.

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., accompanied by, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen.

The New York Times : "The Senate is expected to vote Saturday on whether to take up the legislation.

The Senate on Thursday began what promises to be a bitter, lengthy battle over the future of health care in America, and taxes, abortion, affordability and federal deficits emerged as key flashpoints.

Legislation co-authored by Rep. Bart Gordon to ban importation of low-level nuclear waste was approved by a House committee Thursday.

More than $100 million could be coming to Tennessee under a spending bill for veterans programs and military construction projects approved by the Senate.

GOP Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at doubling nuclear power in 20 years and increasing funding for research into low carbon sources of energy.

On May 5th of this year, 2009, John Jay Hooker spoke before the judiciary committee of our Tennessee Senate.

Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia threw another wrench in the Senate climate debate on Monday, announcing that he is cosponsoring an alternative bill with Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.