Having used creative bribery (with our tax dollars), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apparently has all sixty Democrats on board for a cloture vote to begin debate on his 2,074-page health care bill. While this vote will bring the legislation one step closer to passage, we still have a [...]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln said minutes ago that she will vote to let the debate start on health care reform.
The Arkansas Democrat was the last holdout Majority Leader Harry Reid needed to start deliberations on the most massive overhaul ever of [...]
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., will vote yes health bill debate.
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu just announced she’s going to vote later today to allow Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill to move to a formal debate.
That [...]
Sen. Barbara Boxer
On the eve of what will be the most important vote ever on health care reform Sen. Barbara Boxer spent 30 minutes making the Democrats’ case for beginning debate on a far-reaching $848 billion bill.
“What we have before us,’’ said Boxer, D-Calif., [...]
This is the question a lot of people are asking. Progressives are wondering what happened to the Barack Obama who ran for President as an enthusiastic supporter of single-payer health care. Yes, I said it, single-payer, the idea that health care should be publicly funded and privately delivered to everyone. [...]
When I read last night that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released his healthcare proposal, I was all but certain that no matter what was in the bill, California’s junior Senator, Ma’am Barbara Boxer, would vote for it, given how she marches in lockstep with her party. But, now that [...]
Democrats sure do like to hold big health care votes on Saturdays when most people are paying more attention to their families and devoting more time to recreation and relaxation than to politics. According to the Washington Examiner, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin says a vote to move forward [...]
This Saturday, Doctors for Patient Care, a group that advocates to protect the doctor-patient privilege, is organizing demonstrations in major cities throughout the country. This Saturday they will host a protest in Los Angeles at the Federal Building. Here are the details for anyone wondering:
When: Saturday, November 21
Time: 12:00 [...]
What is frustrating to me is that many people would agree that the Massachusetts health experiment failed, and yet that is the experiment that is being used as the model for the current bill. The original promise in Massachusetts was that by eliminating the "free-riding" of the uninsured and by setting [...]
Congressman John Campbell
The OCRegister published Congressman John Campbell’s OP-ED full of lies about the House Health Care Reform bill today. I wonder if they will [...]
The Heritage Foundation reminds us of President Barack Obama’s grand promise back in the Rose Garden on Nov. 7:
“The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for Americans who have insurance; quality, affordable options for those who don’t; and bring [...]
Crowd in Lincoln backs McClintock in opposing House health care bill - Sac Bee
A week after the House passed a trillion-dollar health care overhaul bill, several hundred vehement opponents gathered Saturday at a Lincoln retirement community with Rep. Tom McClintock to reaffirm their dislike for the proposed plan.
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Miller
Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, has been in Pakistan the last few days and he sent this report this morning:
With the excitement of passing the health care reform bill still echoing in my ears, I left Washington on Monday night for Pakistan — my third trip in [...]
The last best chance for health reform that can "bend the curve" of soaring costs that are making coverage unaffordable for everyone could be sacrificed to Senate majority leader Harry Reid's...
From MattStaublePhoto.com slideshow
Four people were arrested this morning during a sit-in in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman’s office in Hartford. The arrestees were among thirty demonstrators who sought a public meeting with the Senator to confront him on his stance on healthcare reform [...]
