Loving it.
Since some opponents of reform seem too obsessed with the length of the Senate health insurance reform bill to even bother looking at what’s in it for American families, we thought we’d make it a little easier for them to find some key of provisions they’re working so hard to kill:
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White House Snarks On GOP Whining About Health Care Bill Page Length
November 21st, 2009
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CYA Watch From Senate Democratic Staffers
November 20th, 2009
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A Senate Democratic Chief of Staff has written to Josh Marshall that progressives will have misplaced anger if the Senate Democrats don’t get all 59+1 in their caucus to line up to have a health care bill to debate. Bull. The entire reason we have that many in the Democratic caucus is to vote for [...]
Best Ridiculous Argument Of The Day
November 20th, 2009
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You do not need botox. Botox is a luxury. Botox, and other cosmetic procedures like it that are all about vanity and not about curing diseases or conditions, are the exact sort of thing that we should tax in order to decrease the amount of people without health care in America.
So I got a full-on [...]
Allen Boyd Voted Against Health Care Reform, Now He’s Losing His Primary
November 19th, 2009
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A shot across the bow.
In one of the few announced primary races on the Democratic side, Rep. Allen Boyd, a Florida Blue Dog who voted against the House health care bill, is already trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in a two-way race.
Lawson leads Boyd 35-31 in the poll, conducted by The Research Network, [...]
Senate Health Care Bill Costs $849 Billion, Reduces Deficit
November 18th, 2009
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Now, pass it.
The health care bill will require $849 billion over 10 years in new spending, to be paid for with cuts to Medicare, while reducing the deficit by $127 billion.
Pink Glove Dance
November 17th, 2009
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Nice little video from Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Oregon raising awareness for Breast Cancer Research. Click here to donate for research.
Clock Is Ticking Reid
November 17th, 2009
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Harry Reid claims that the Senate health bill is coming soon. It’s only taken ten million years so far. A glacier would outlap the U.S. senate.
A Local Health Care Shift
November 16th, 2009
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In Delaware, the GOP opponent to Beau Biden for senate goes from +21 to -5 after voting against health care reform in congress.
Big Dog In The Fight
November 10th, 2009
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President Clinton will be talking to senate Dems about health care reform. I’m pretty sure there will be lip biting and thumb pointing involved.
A notice obtained by CNN went out to Senate Democrats saying, ‘All Senators should be aware that former President Clinton will be making a presentation on Health Care at tomorrow’s caucus lunch. [...]
Brad Ellsworth, A Brave Blue Dog
November 9th, 2009
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While we’re rightfully slagging those blue dogs who ran with their tails between their legs from health care reform – the seminal issue of our time and the most important this congress will tackle – we should also give thanks to people like Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth is in a district that’s +8 Republican, and yet [...]
The 39 “Democrats” Who Voted Against America
November 8th, 2009
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These are the 39 “Democratic” members of congress who voted against health care reform. Unlike many bills in the House – even bills about war – this was a non-negotiable one. Not a single Democrat should have voted against this bill, not for it going too far to the left (Shuler, Herseth, etc.) or for [...]
Obama Statement On House Passage Of Health Care Reform
November 7th, 2009
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2009
Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people.
The Affordable Health [...]
Health Care Reform Passes US House
November 7th, 2009
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Right now the vote is 220-215 in favor, with one Republican – Joseph Cao of Louisiana – voting in favor.
Congrats to Speaker Pelosi and the Dems who voted with her. History will remember this day.
YES, WE DID. Now, it’s your turn Harry Reid and the Senate.
Health Care Reform: Dennis Kucinich Is Ridiculous
November 7th, 2009
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Dennis Kucinich is apparently voting against the health care bill in the House. Why? His stated reason is that because it isn’t single payer. If that’s the reasoning, that is ridiculous. This bill, an imperfect bill no doubt, is the biggest step forward in American health care since the creation of medicare. If the bill [...]
CBO: Fake GOP Health Care “Bill” Is Useless
November 5th, 2009
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Turns out Alan Grayson was completely right.
I am totally shocked.
The Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday that an alternative health care bill put forward by House Republicans would have little impact in extending health benefits to the roughly 30 million uninsured Americans, but would reduce average insurance premium costs for people who have coverage.
The Republican [...]
Is Harry Reid Going To Derail Health Care Reform?
November 3rd, 2009
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Looks like Harry Reid is getting ready to snatch defeat from the jaws of near-victory.
The Senate Democratic leader indicated Tuesday that lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama’s deadline on his signature issue and pushing debate into a congressional election year.
With just eight weeks left, the Senate is running [...]
Doug Holtz-Eakin’s Pre-Existing Condition
November 2nd, 2009
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Holtz-Eakin will be remembered for all time for the laughable statement that John McCain helped to create the miracle of the Blackberry, but this is pretty ironic
If history had taken a different course, Doug Holtz-Eakin would be inside the McCain White House driving the Republican president’s domestic agenda, including health-care reform. But now, one year [...]
WSJ Proves We Need Health Care Bill Passage
November 2nd, 2009
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If the crazies over on the Wall Street Journal editorial board are calling the House health care bill the “worst ever”, then it should be clear to all those progressives and Democrats bellyaching about the legislation’s imperfections that we’ve got a good thing on our hands. The Journal is, at its core, opposed to any [...]
51% Support Public Option Over “Bipartisan” Mush In ABC Poll
October 30th, 2009
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Act now
“Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in Congress); or (a plan that is approved with support from Republicans in Congress, but does not include any form of government-sponsored [...]
