Panel’s Battles on Health Highlight a Broader Split

Thursday

Senate Democrats swatted down Republican attempts to make fundamental changes as the
chamber’s top leaders struggled to find a compromise on the health care overhaul.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) were unable to reach a deal on the Senate floor on Thursday, as the chamber’s top leaders struggled to find