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House passes reimbursements reprieve
Politico - 6/24/10 - The House quickly approved and sent to the White House Thursday evening a six-month reprieve from deep cuts in Medicare reimbursements to physicians that took effect June 1.
Congress Spares Doctors From Medicare Cuts
NPR - 6/24/10 - Doctors would be temporarily spared a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments under a bill passed by Congress on Thursday.
Senate GOP blocks jobless aid extension
Los Angeles Times - 6/25/10 - Senate Republicans on Thursday once again blocked legislation to reinstate long-term unemployment benefits for people who have exhausted their aid, prolonging a stalemate that has left more than a million people without federal help.
Senate rejects extension of jobless benefits
Washington Post - 6/25/10 - Senate Democrats abandoned on Thursday efforts to provide fresh aid to cash-strapped state governments and extend emergency unemployment benefits for millions of jobless workers, leaving in limbo President Obama's push for more spending to bolster the economy.
Ban on drug industry gifts could be lifted
Boston Globe - 6/25/10 - A two-year-old state ban on gifts in the medical and pharmaceutical industries would be repealed under an economic development bill that the House budget committee began polling its members on yesterday.
Jobless Bill Dies Amid Deficit Fears
Wall Street Journal - 6/25/10 - Spooked by concern about deficits, the Senate shelved a spending bill that included an extension of unemployment benefits, suddenly cutting off a federal cash spigot opened by President Barack Obama when he took office 18 months ago.
