In his weekly address, President Obama applauded the House for passing financial reform legislation and called on the Senate to continue working toward meaningful reform that stands up for consumers, sets clear rules of the road for businesses and investors and restores a sense of responsibility and accountability to both [...]
I don’t frequently congratulate Democrat Senator Mark Udall, but his annoucement on Wednesday that he is “cosponsoring legislation to create a special commission to find ways to bring down the nation’s debt” as well as working to implement a presidential line-item veto are welcome news.
Udall also said he will not [...]
While a lot of our attention, as Americans, has been focused on health care and the economy, there is something pretty ugly going on relative to gays halfway around the world.
As an aside, if you're angry at the most recent Senate legislation, sign this petition, you'll feel better when [...]
Colorado's U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet joined with nine other freshman senators to introduce a package of health care amendments Tuesday, even as the Senate continued its contentious debate on comprehensive health care reform legislation.
Udall and Bennet, both Democrats, authored pieces of the "freshman" [...]
For today’s reading, may I refer you to my Human Events article from Thursday, “Who Wants This Healthcare ‘Reform’?” in which I discuss not only that question but also the issue of whether it is OK for such massive legislation to be passed on a party-line vote.
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From National Journal's Hotline:
Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) voice will be piped in to voters' homes over the next several days in key states as GOPers pressure centrist Dems to oppose health care legislation.
The NRSC will pay [...]
It seems that a dozen Conservadems (including Bennet and Udall) think so and signed a letter supporting the creation of a fiscal responsibility board.
...it would create budget legislation, [...]
On Monday, the Senate formally takes up health care reform legislation. The only things that we know for sure going into the process is that the Senate debate will be substantially longer than the House debate and that multiple amendments will be offered beginnning with a Democratic amendment on Monday [...]
The letter below was sent out by the Progressive Democrats of America, and is reprinted in its entirety with permission from Tim Carpenter, Executive Director. I hope you'll use the links to read the background.
The information in the (health care) links talk about a number of things the current legislation [...]
From the Denver Business Journal on Mark Udall:
Udall, D-Colo., said he is “carefully reviewing this legislation,” entitled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But he did say he was “encouraged” that the measure, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled on Wednesday, “is estimated to drive down the [...]
Democratic leaders secured the last votes needed to move ahead on historic health care reform legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic policy initiative.
In long-awaited speeches, two centrist Democratic senators said they would stand with their party and [...]
The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.
Initial maneuvering on the Senate floor was expected later in the week on the measure, bitterly opposed by [...]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. “They call it illegal immigration for a reason. Keyword being ILLEGAL.” Then the conservative goes on to talk about how awful it is that workers from other countries disrespect our laws, and how it proves they are criminals at heart because of their [...]
Nancy Pelosi rushed the vote on her plan to nationalize the health care industry despite Republican requests to wait until the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could issue the agency’s analysis of the legislation. Now we may know why.
Costs will soar, Medicare services will be slashed, and [...]
Rep. B.J. Nikkel told the members she will introduce legislation to force the legislature to refer all fee increases to the voters under TABOR. Colorado's' [...]
