Clinton, Bill
The Clinton administration has been facing a grave crisis as its key legislation, the crime bill, faces rejection in the House of Representatives, while its much-awaited health reform bill is stalled in the Senate. The unexpected 225-210 House vote to block consideration of the administration's anti-crime legislation has
Health care reform
In a breakthrough moment, the Senate has cast its first vote on national health insurance legislation, with Democrats claiming an important success. The 55-to-42 vote approved an amendment requiring private health insurance plans to offer coverage of care for infants, children, and pregnant women by next July 1. This move
Health care reform
The health care bill's future remains unclear, with the Senate setting the pace and the House facing logistical and political challenges. Just 86 days before the midterm elections, the Senate's majority leader, Senator George J. Mitchell of Maine, must build and sustain a centrist majority for
Political parties
The House Democratic leadership's indefinite delay of the health care debate is a significant blow to the party's plans to pass a major piece of social legislation before the August recess. Initially, strategists had hoped to win on the crime measure and then roll into the
Political parties
Washington DC, in a significant setback to President Clinton's ambitious crime bill, a bipartisan coalition of Republicans, gun control opponents, and black lawmakers yesterday rejected the $33.2-billion proposal. The bill, which included measures to hire additional police and ban certain assault-style weapons, was met with fierce opposition
