Jeremy Pelofsky

Position: Journalist

Articles

Kennedy, Dodd health plan cost drops to $611 billion July 02, 05:26pm EDT 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key Senate Democrats said on Thursday the cost of their plan to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has dropped to $611 billion over a decade, a figure they hope will help draw wider bipartisan support in Congress.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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U.S. Senate leader pushes immigration reform bid

Even with enormously difficult to pass legislation on healthcare and climate change topping the Obama administration's agenda, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid believes he can still muscle through a bill ...  Full Article 

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U.S. Senate approves resolution apologizing for slavery

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution on Thursday apologizing for slavery and segregation of African-Americans, almost five months after Barack Obama was sworn in as the first black U.S. president. While ...  Full Article 

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You never want to see sausages made - or laws

The war of words that broke out in the U.S.  House of Representatives late Tuesday and spilled into Wednesday over one of the government's annual spending bills shows the widening gulf between Democrats ...  Full Article