6 hrs ago | Cincinnati Business Courier
Driehaus pleads case on health care vote
U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus Under fire for voting for the health-care reform bill passed by the U.S House of Representatives 220-215 Saturday, Steve Driehaus , D-West Price Hill, stopped into Courier offices Tuesday morning to plead his case to our business readers.
18 hrs ago | Coshocton Tribune
Republicans attack 3 Ohio Dems over health care vote
WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party has launched a political attack against three Ohio Democrats they say cast the decisive votes for a $1.1 trillion health care reform bill that the GOP claims will cost American jobs.
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With the passage of sweeping health care legislation in the House of Representatives, Saturday, the fight will now be joined in the Senate.
For Midterms, Republicans Hope to Party Like It's 1966
As Politico reported Monday, Republicans in the wake of Saturday's cliff-hanger health care vote in the House immediately began their campaign to target vulnerable Democrats in traditionally GOP districts.
The (Democrat) politics of health care reform
How tough a vote was the Democrat-authored health care bill for Ohio Democrats? Only two of 10 Democrats in the Ohio congressional delegation voted against the bill late Saturday night.
GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war
Democrat Reps. Thomas Perriello , Mary Jo Kilroy and Steve Driehaus are three lawmakers who have found themselves vulnerable in the aftermath of the politically charged health care vote.
Veterans Day Celebrations Begin In Tri-State
Veterans Day still a few days away but celebrations are already starting. On Sunday, the Delhi Veterans Association held a tribute at their wall of honor.
Ohio lawmakers divided after House passes health care reform bill
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted 220-215 Saturday to pass a $1.1 trillion health care reform bill that Democrats praised as 'historic' and Republicans decried as a 'job killer.' Ohio lawmakers split along party lines, with Democrats voting for the measure and Republicans voting against it.
Two Ohio moderate Dems yet to decide on overhaul
As House Democratic leaders considered a weekend vote on an overhaul of the nation's health-care system, Democrats John Boccieri of Alliance and Steve Driehaus of Cincinnati have yet to decide whether they will support the measure.
Is there a list of all Democrats regardless of whether they are liberal or "moderate" that would be vulnerable if they voted for the health care reform? There is a list of blue dog democrats but that list is by the representative's political ideology instead of the district's ideology.
2010 election here - and it's big
Ohio's next election has already begun, and it's going to be big. In less than a year, Ohio picks a governor.
House leaders continued to work Tuesday to satisfy demands from some Democrats that health care legislation specifically bar the use of taxpayer money for abortions.
Ohio doctors' group criticizes House bill
With House Democrats considering a floor vote Saturday on a sweeping health-care package, the Ohio State Medical Association said yesterday it will oppose the measure unless it is dramatically revised.
Health reform: Abortion key for Driehaus
WASHINGTON - House leaders continued to work Wednesday to satisfy demands from some Democrats, including Rep.
Prescriptions: Democrats Near Deal on Abortion Coverage
Struggling to finish their big health care legislation, House Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday that they were prepared to make several changes to the bill to satisfy abortion opponents, including many Democrats, who had threatened to block it.
No surprise: Kilroy called vulnerable
The election still is a year away, but the race for central Ohio's 15th Congressional District will be another potboiler, according to a Capitol Hill newspaper.
Health reforms split local delegation
WASHINGTON - The Democratic health reform plans emerging out of Congress this week are facing stiff opposition from Republicans and some resistance from Democrats in Ohio and Kentucky.
FEMA may cripple crime program
WASHINGTON - A change in federal policy could essentially pull the plug on a high-tech crime-fighting tool that helped the Cincinnati police solve a double homicide in 2008.
Cincinnati's Freedom Center may have new path
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has approached an influential Michigan congressman about having the local museum operate as an "independent establishment" within the federal government.
Biden back in Buckeye land to stump for Dems whose reelection in 2010 could thwart return of GOP
Ohio may lose two congressional seats when the final tally of the 2010 Census is known, but that wasn't on the mind of Vice President Joe Biden, who was back in Buckeye territory Monday stumping for House Democrats who, if they can win re-election next year, could turn the tables on some beltway pundits who predict the GOP could rise again if close ...
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