President Obama this week will begin a climactic push to rally restive Congressional Democrats to pass major health care legislation by hammering the argument that the costs of failure will be higher insurance premiums and lost coverage for individuals and businesses.While Mr. Obama prepared for a speech on Wednesday to outline “the way forward” and to flesh out the substance of his proposed compromise based on the bills passed by the House and Senate, the two parties on Monday stepped up their battle to define the Democrats’ legislative strategy [which is to pass health care reform using the process known as "reconciliation." It was framed as “a divisive trick” in Republicans’ telling and, in Democrats’ view, as a procedure regularly used and honed by Republicans.
Trump’s Two Minds on China Sow a Chaotic Few Days
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The president’s bellicose vow of steep new tariffs, followed quickly by a
more conciliatory message, pointed to an internal tug of war over his
approach.
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