Todd Zwillich

Interim Host and Takeaway Washington Correspondent

Todd Zwillich appears in the following:

Who Does Health Care Reform Leave Behind?

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

As the health care bill enters a critical phase and the Senate Finance Committee gets ready to vote on it as early as next week, we take a look at who might get left behind. We talk w...

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Washington Takeout: White House Meeting on Afghanistan

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich looks ahead to a bipartisan White House meeting on Afghanistan, and a congressional battle over earmarks.

 

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Washington Takeout: Congress Eyes Benefits, Iran

Monday, October 05, 2009

Our Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, joins us to talk about the latest in Washington's steps toward extending domestic unemployment benefits and discussion of potential sanctions on Iran.

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Washington Takeout: Health Care Reform Update

Monday, October 05, 2009

Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich updates us once again on the slow, slow movement of health care reform through the Senate.

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Washington Takeout: Latest on Health Reform

Friday, October 02, 2009

Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway's Washington correspondent, joins us after spending all day yesterday at the Senate Finance Committee's markup meeting on Sen. Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) health care reform bill.

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Washington Takeout: Health Reform and Manners

Friday, October 02, 2009

Todd Zwillich, our Washington correspondent, talks about the affordability of the health care reform bill about to leave the Senate Finance Committee and also cracks the Sideshow File...

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Washington Takeout: Troops in Afghanistan

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us to talk about the latest in health care reform and the fight between Republicans and Democrats over troop levels in Afghanistan.

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Washington Takeout: A New Climate Bill

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us to talk about a new climate bill introduced by two Democratic Senators: Barbara Boxer, of California; and John Kerry, of Massachusetts.

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Washington: Car Makers and Car Dealers Face Off

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

When GM and Chrysler declared bankruptcy, the court allowed them to prematurely end contracts with car dealers across the nation. Today, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is m...

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Public Option Rejected By Senate Finance Committee

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Yesterday, both Sen. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) offered amendments that would have reintroduced a government-run insurance option to the health care reform bill u...

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CBO Says Public Option Would Save $100 Billion

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Two of the Senate Finance Committee's more liberal Democrats have submitted amendments to add a public option to the committee's health care reform plan; it comes on the heels of a Co...

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How Health Care's Public Option Might Pass

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

In the Senate Finance Committee today, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) are introducing an amendment to add the hotly-contested public option to the Fi...

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Takeout: Health Care Debate Heats Up

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Our Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, joins us to do some fact checking on health care reform and Medicare-cost claims from both sides of the Congressional aisle.

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Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Steal the Show at G-20

Friday, September 25, 2009

Nuclear disarmament is high on the international agenda this week with discussions at the United Nations and the G-20 summit. Adding to the sense of urgency are new reports that Iran ...

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Washington: Filling the Seat (and Shoes) of Ted Kennedy

Friday, September 25, 2009

As announced yesterday, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat in the U.S. Senate will be filled by long-time family friend and former chair of the Democratic National Committee Paul Kirk. ...

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Washington: Health Care Debate Drags On

Friday, September 25, 2009

The Senate Finance Committee continues to mark up Chairman Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) health care bill, but things might get interesting today when two Democratic Senators offer amendments...

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Washington: The White House's Big Pharma Deal

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Takeaway's Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, joins us with a look at a deal the White House reached earler this year with drug companies. The deal stipulated that pharmaceu...

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Washington: All Eyes on Sen. Snowe

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) had hoped that the Senate Finance Committee would be finished marking up his health care bill by Friday. As the deadline looms large, the committee appears t...

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The Week Ahead in Washington

Monday, September 21, 2009

Today we look ahead to events in Washington, including an update on the health care bill, and the effects of President Obama's media blitz. Our Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich ...

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Baucus Caucus Far From Raucous

Friday, September 18, 2009

Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) has been getting a lot of attention lately for his leadership in the health care debate ... not all of it good. Our Washington correspondent Todd Zwilli...

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