By contrast, the poll finds that 53% favor the public option, versus 46% who oppose it.Wow.
Only in the messed up world of Senate politics could a portion of the bill more popular [...]
By contrast, the poll finds that 53% favor the public option, versus 46% who oppose it.Wow.
Only in the messed up world of Senate politics could a portion of the bill more popular [...]
The U.S. Senate appears to have reached a deal, although the New York Times reported that the agreement isn’t final, according to officials who could not speak on the record. The AP wrote that the officials said “Democrats had technically agreed only on submitting proposals to the Congressional Budget [...]
A bill which would extend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) passed the Senate Indian Affairs Committee yesterday and now will head to the Senate floor. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., an original cosponsor of the bill, sits on the Indian Affairs Committee.
Marissa Padilla, a spokeswoman [...]
Last week, Politifact looked at the claim by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that the Senate version of health care reform is longer than War and Peace. The claim was “barely true,” found Politifact, a Pulitzer-prize winning fact-checking Web site from the St. Petersburg Times.
New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall also thinks [...]
The U.S. Senate introduced its version of health care reform Thursday night. Senate majority leader Harry Reid said that he expects the battle over health care reform will be a long one.
“We all know that this legislation is tremendously important,” Reid said at the news conference according to the [...]
New Mexico is bracing for the worst but hoping for the best.
And right now all the hope appears to be focused on Washington, D.C., although it’s way too early to tell if it’s a mirage or the real thing.
Health reform legislation approved last week [...]
