Healthcare

Senator Webb recommends Halt to Health Care Vote

After watching Scott Brown win in Massachusetts, Senator Webb feels that the Senator leaders should put a hold on any more votes on health care - until Senator-elect Brown is seated. Responding to the Republican victory in Massachusetts, Senator Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia, is calling on Senate leaders to suspend any votes on the [...]

Byrd assails Warner’s support for spending bills

Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr has an interesting take on Senator Mark Warner's vote on the health care bill: When a Virginia Democrat is elected to the Congress -- Senate or House -- he or she must decide whether to vote the party line or vote the Virginia tradition of financial responsibility Senator Byrd [...]