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Hillary Clinton continues to hold an edge over potential 2016 Republican presidential rivals, according to a new Bloomberg News poll, but that edge is slowly dissipating as Clinton re-enters the political fray.Fifty-two percent of Americans said they view Clinton favorably in the survey, down from 56 percent in March and 70 percent at the end of 2012, shortly before she stepped down as secretary of state.Her declining favorability ratings have eroded Clinton s standing against prospective GOP challengers. Among likely voters in the poll, Clinton beats Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., 45 to 38 percent. In March, she held a 52 to 39 percent advantage over Christie. M stanley cup atched against Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Ky., Clinton earns 47 percent of likely voters support, compared with 38 percent for the Republicans. Hillary Clinton may be suffering from contagion from President Barack Obama s sinking scores, stanley termoska said pollster J. Ann Selzer, who conducted the survey for Bloomberg. She is down across the board, even with groups that have been her most ardent supporters. Mr. Obama s own favorability rating fell to 44 percent in the stanley website survey - the lowest number Bloomberg has recorded during his presidency.The good news for Clinton, Selzer added, is that the decline in her favorability ratings doesn t appear to affect her electability -- for now. Bloomberg s poll surveyed 1,005 adults between June 6 and 9, and it carries a mar Chqc Facebook s, Twitter s clampdowns on controversial NY Post story cause backlash
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told lawmakers Wednesday that President Barack Obama is willing to listen to suggestions on how to pay for a health care overhaul, as long as they don t increase the deficit. The president is open to good ideas about how we finance health reform, she said in testimony prepared for delivery to a House committee. But we are not open to deficit spending. Sebelius appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee comes as congressional Democrats struggle with the $1 trillion-plus price tag for extending health coverage to 50 million uninsured Americans over 10 years. Although lawmakers are considering an option Obama has opposed; taxing employer-provided benefits; Sebelius testimony indicates that the administration is ready to be flexible if Congress can deliver a bill.That has seemed uncertain, as cost concerns and partisan disputes have stalled progress. Seb stanley becher elius used her testimony to encourage Democratic efforts; and to make clear that Obama expects lawmakers to deliver. H stanley cup ealth reform constitutes our most important domestic priority, she said.In an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday, Obama declined to say whether he was open to taxing health benefits. But he indicated there was a breaking point in the balance s stanley cup heets where he would say that the cost of reforming the system is too great for the federal government to handle. I m going to wait and see what i
Hillary Clinton continues to hold an edge over potential 2016 Republican presidential rivals, according to a new Bloomberg News poll, but that edge is slowly dissipating as Clinton re-enters the political fray.Fifty-two percent of Americans said they view Clinton favorably in the survey, down from 56 percent in March and 70 percent at the end of 2012, shortly before she stepped down as secretary of state.Her declining favorability ratings have eroded Clinton s standing against prospective GOP challengers. Among likely voters in the poll, Clinton beats Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., 45 to 38 percent. In March, she held a 52 to 39 percent advantage over Christie. M stanley cup atched against Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Ky., Clinton earns 47 percent of likely voters support, compared with 38 percent for the Republicans. Hillary Clinton may be suffering from contagion from President Barack Obama s sinking scores, stanley termoska said pollster J. Ann Selzer, who conducted the survey for Bloomberg. She is down across the board, even with groups that have been her most ardent supporters. Mr. Obama s own favorability rating fell to 44 percent in the stanley website survey - the lowest number Bloomberg has recorded during his presidency.The good news for Clinton, Selzer added, is that the decline in her favorability ratings doesn t appear to affect her electability -- for now. Bloomberg s poll surveyed 1,005 adults between June 6 and 9, and it carries a mar Chqc Facebook s, Twitter s clampdowns on controversial NY Post story cause backlash
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told lawmakers Wednesday that President Barack Obama is willing to listen to suggestions on how to pay for a health care overhaul, as long as they don t increase the deficit. The president is open to good ideas about how we finance health reform, she said in testimony prepared for delivery to a House committee. But we are not open to deficit spending. Sebelius appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee comes as congressional Democrats struggle with the $1 trillion-plus price tag for extending health coverage to 50 million uninsured Americans over 10 years. Although lawmakers are considering an option Obama has opposed; taxing employer-provided benefits; Sebelius testimony indicates that the administration is ready to be flexible if Congress can deliver a bill.That has seemed uncertain, as cost concerns and partisan disputes have stalled progress. Seb stanley becher elius used her testimony to encourage Democratic efforts; and to make clear that Obama expects lawmakers to deliver. H stanley cup ealth reform constitutes our most important domestic priority, she said.In an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday, Obama declined to say whether he was open to taxing health benefits. But he indicated there was a breaking point in the balance s stanley cup heets where he would say that the cost of reforming the system is too great for the federal government to handle. I m going to wait and see what i