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… Watch Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) -- three senators at the center of the health care …

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Democrats Divided Over Gov't-Run Health Plans

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… from reaching conclusion," said Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad , D-N.D. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in a similar position ..... government insurance option, "is still alive," said Sen. Kent Conrad , D-N.D. While Reid is expected to eventually secure …

Story|10/28/2009

Reid Hits Roadblocks in Bid to Pass Health Bill With Government Insurance Plan

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… government plan but has no Republican backing. And it's a reminder of the warnings made months ago by Senate Democrats like Kent Conrad , D-N.D., that a public plan simply does not have the votes to pass and should not be included in the final bill. With …

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… cooperatives in all this. Many Dems have been cool to coooperatives, though, since they were proposed by centrist Dem Sen. Kent Conrad , D-ND, and included in the Senate Finance Committee bill. Conrad has said he could also support a public option. One …

Blogs|10/26/2009

House to Subpoena Documents on VIP Mortgages for Members of Congress

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… that offered special mortgages to members of Congress and other influential figures. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Kent Conrad , D-N.D., both received loans from the so-called "Friends of Angelo" program, a reference to the company's former …

Story|10/25/2009

Schumer: Democrats Close to Having Enough Votes to Pass Public Option - FOXNews.com

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… creating an alternative to private insurance is setting up nonprofit cooperatives, an idea that has been pushed by Sen. Kent Conrad , D-N.D., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Senate Republicans, who number just 40 in the 100-member chamber …

Story|10/25/2009

'Public' Plan With State Option to Opt Out Mulled

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… also made clear it is not essential to the legislation he seeks, a gesture to Democratic moderates who have opposed it. Kent Conrad , D-N.D, for example, has said repeatedly he could not accept a plan with payments tied to Medicare, the federal health …

Story|10/23/2009

Senate Moderates Could Pose Problems for Reid on Health Care

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… votes to bring legislation to the floor -- could be their best opportunity to stop any bill they find objectionable. Sen. Kent Conrad , D-N.D., and a number of senior Democratic officials have said a national public option that gives states the ability …

Story|10/23/2009

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… senator said her group was trying to combine a proposal that emerged from the Senate Finance Committee, authored by Sen. Kent Conrad , D-ND, that would create a system of nonprofit cooperatives, and merge it with a states-based approach to a national …

Blogs|10/23/2009

» Centrists Could Give Reid Trouble on Healthcare The Speakers Lobby « FOXNews.com

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… door talks in the Majority Leader's office, though they are not outright opposed to a public option, in general. Sen. Kent Conrad , D-ND, and a number of senior Democratic officials, have said a national public option, giving states the ability to …

Blogs|10/22/2009