Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) announced Friday he will vote to advance Senate health-care legislation in an initial procedural vote Saturday, saying he would seek a "full and open debate" on the measure.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. "This is how rationing starts," declared Jon Kyl of Arizona, the party's second-in-command in the Senate, during a news conference ...

ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. CBS' "Face the Nation" — Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

Guests on today’s TV news shows: • ABC’s “This Week,” 9:30 a.m. — Guests: Sen. Tom Coburn , an Oklahoma Republican; Sen. Ben Nelson , a Nebraska Democrat; Rep. Marsha Blackburn , a Tennessee Republican; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , a Florida Democrat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service.

Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

LEARN MORE Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Web site Text of H.R. 3590 IMAGE SOURCE: Sen Harry Reid video from Web site Will They Pull Together? Prior to a rare Senate Saturday session, Democratic leaders are ensuring they have critical last-minute commitments, the 60 votes needed before they can even begin debating health care reform in the Senate. The Baltimore Sun reports that Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson ...

Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: