U.S. Democratic Party

U.S. Democratic Party

  • WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

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  • Spin Cycle: On the blog

    ... Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi's re-election bid may be undecided, but his influence appears to have waned. The Democrat -dominated North Hempstead Town Board, headed by Suozzi ally Jon Kaiman , unanimously approved a $60-million bond to upgrade Gr... |more

  • Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

    ...(AP) — Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. Republicans pointed to the guidelines... |more

  • Senate moderates frustrate other Democrats on bill

    ...met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues' views were out of step with American voters.The inter-party dispute foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month as Democratic leaders try to push through legislation that would extend health... |more

  • Comparison of Democratic health care bills

    ...comparison of the health care bills before Congress:___The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act):WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 — compared with 83 percent now. Government subsidies to help buy... |more

  • Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote

    ...(AP) — Democratic senators pressed ahead Saturday toward a crucial first vote on President Barack Obama 's health care overhaul, a test of party unity in the face of solid Republican opposition."There's much we need to do to make sure we have a health care... |more

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  • Democrats at odds in Senate on health care

    Copyright © 2009, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2009, Associated 49 m ago |more

  • Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill

    ...to remove themselves. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said the lingering reservations by moderate Democrats indicate that the party's leaders have gone too far. On Saturday, no Republican voted to begin debate on the bill, which they said would cripple industry... 58 m ago |more

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    N.J. Sen. Stephen Sweeney is expected to win Senate presidency

    ...despite increasingly long odds. The vote of the Democratic caucus marks the endgame in a contentious process that has riled the party for the past few months and erupted publicly during the gubernatorial campaign. By all accounts, Codey has been unable to... 5:35 AM |more

  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln
    For a healthcare holdout, it's lonely in the middle

    ...majority in the House and a supermajority in the Senate: 58 Democrats and two independents who typically vote with the party. But those numbers fail to account for the message that some lawmakers are receiving from voters like Havens. "There's lots of diversity... |more

  • Analysis: Dems' majority in Congress in name only

    ...Lauermann, a political science professor at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Even though he cruised into power with Democratic majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, many of his fellow party members in Congress now are looking... |more

About U.S. Democratic Party

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world.

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