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Eric Kleefeld | March 25, 2010, 9:03AM
Hoyer: House Will Re-Approve Reconciliation Bill
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) predicted that the House will re-pass the health care reconciliation bill, in the wake of minor modifications made to it by the Senate parliamentarian. "I expect to get this bill back from the Senate sometime this afternoon, and I would expect several hours after we will have the bill on the floor, and we will pass the bill and send it to the president," said Hoyer.
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will receive his daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET, and meet at 10 a.m. ET with senior advisers. He will depart from Andrews Air Force Base at 10:55 a.m. ET, arriving at 1:05 p.m. ET in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He will deliver remarks on health care reform at 2 p.m. ET. He will depart from Cedar Rapids at 3:35 p.m. ET, arriving back at Andrews Air Force Base at 5:25 p.m. ET, and at the White House at 5:40 p.m. ET.
Topics: Alan Frumin, Barack Obama, Budget Reconciliation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Health Care, Nuclear nonproliferation, Parliamentarian, Robert Gates, Roundup, Russia
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Eric Kleefeld | March 23, 2010, 9:00AM
Obama To Sign Health Care Bill Today
The big event today will be President Obama signing the health care bill, after its passage in the House on Sunday night. The next step afterward will be for the Senate to take up the budget reconciliation package, with its set of fixes for the bill, a process that could begin as early as today, after the main bill is signed into law.
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET, and the economic daily briefing at 10 a.m. ET. Obama will meet at 10:30 a.m. ET with senior advisers. At 11:15 a.m. ET, Obama will deliver remarks and sign the health insurance reform bill into law. He will deliver further remarks on the health insurance reform bill at 12:05 p.m. ET. He will meet at 3 p.m. ET with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN). He will meet at 5:30 p.m. ET with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Topics: Alan Frumin, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Budget Reconciliation, Chris Van Hollen, Harry Reid, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Joe Biden, Parliamentarian, Roundup
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Eric Kleefeld | March 17, 2010, 8:59AM
Report: Hillary Clinton To Call Netanyahu
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will reportedly speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an effort to ease the diplomatic feud between the two countries that has come in the wake of an announcement of settlement expansion that came during Vice President Biden's visit to Israel. The call could come as early as today.
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will receive the presidential daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET, and the economic daily briefing at 10 a.m. ET. He will meet at 10:45 a.m. ET with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen. He will deliver remarks at 12:35 p.m. ET, at Speaker Pelosi's Friends of Ireland Luncheon. The President and First Lady will host a St. Patrick's Day reception at 7:25 p.m. ET.
Topics: Alan Frumin, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Care, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, Parliamentarian, Roundup, Steny Hoyer
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