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• Think Progress On Health Care Reform

  —Delaware Way

  From the inbox: The Progress Report

  In a new survey released today, the nonpartisan Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that while Americans are split on whether potential changes to the health care system "will be for good or ill," they still "seem to want lawmakers to tackle health care." [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  

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• First Health Care Reform Vote Tonight

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  Tonight is the first vote for the health care reform bill. This vote is only to put proceed to debate the bill. All Democrats have announced they will vote to bring the bill up for a debate. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln just announced her support for bringing the health care reform [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 4:33pm EST
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• GOP: Breast Exams Show 'Rationing'

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  Confusing new recommendations on mammograms and pap smears are playing into public fears about the increased role the federal government would play in health care if President Barack Obama’s health care reform efforts are successful.
  
  Even some supporters of health care reform legislation, which faces a critical test [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:20am EST
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• Dems Put Price On Landrieu's Health Care Vote: $100 Million

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  What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform?
  
  Here’s a case study.
  
  On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for “certain states recovering from a major disaster.”
  
  The section spends two [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:15am EST
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• MoveOn.org Writes: Petition To Save The Public Option - Say NO To A Triggered Delay

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  The Senate is taking up health care reform tomorrow. But some conservative Democratic Senators are still trying to kill the public health insurance option. Instead of opposing it outright, they're pushing a sneaky proposal called a "trigger" that could delay it indefinitely—by forcing us to wait for' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:46pm EST
  

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• Sen. Cornyn's Health Care Reform Alert

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  Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released his 2,074-page health care bill, which Senate Budget Committee analysis shows will cost American taxpayers $2.5 trillion when fully implemented over ten years.
  
  Until we have had a chance to read the full 2,074 page Reid Bill, it’s impossible for Americans [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:30am EST
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• Open Left Writes: Four Frickin' Democratic Senators?

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  The Senate is introducing its health care reform bill today, and only four fricking Democratic Senators are standing in the way of passage. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana are the only four remaining [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:07pm EST
  

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• Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled

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  Last night the Harry Reid unveiled the Senate health care reform bill, called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The whole bill can be read here (warning PDF) and a 2-page summary can be read at this link (PDF). The CBO score for the bill was released yesterday, the bill [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• NY-23: Fighting The Forces Of Evil

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  Everyone thought the drama of the NY-23 special election was over after Doug Hoffman conceded the race and Bill Owens was sworn in. Bill Owens even got to vote for health care reform. However, an election recanvass found that Hoffman’s votes were dramatically undercounted in one counting, cutting Owen’s lead [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:00am EST
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• What Health Care Reform Means For: Medicare Programs

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  Nov. 17: This post has been updated.
  
  Using results from a questionnaire we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network, we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health care coverage situations. This [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:20am EST
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• Health Care Reform Polling

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  Two new polls are out from CNN and ABC/Washington Post that find that the country, as it has been for months, is split on the current healthcare reform plans before Congresss. I have always decried these type of polls, because the reporting on them assumes that if you are against [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:48pm EST
  by Delaware Dem

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• Why Is the Government Not Listening To US?

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  The people have spoken. Today only 34% still support Health Care Reform compared to 35% that supported HIllaryCare. When those supporting HillaryCare fell to 35%, the Clinton administration dropped HillaryCare like a hot potato and that killed the government push. Something is different today. Even less people still support Government [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:35am EST
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• This Week In Health Care Reform

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  The CBO scoring for the Senate health care reform bill could come back as soon as today. Once the CBO weighs in, the debate on the bill can start in the Senate. Right now the schedule has the bill ready for a vote around Christmas. The Republicans have been promising [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Unstable Isotope

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• Media Matters Presents Its Latest Report On 17 Health Care Reform Falseholds

  —Delaware Way

  Thanks Media Matters!!!
  
  As Congress continues to debate health care reform legislation, Media Matters for America presents the latest in a series of reports identifying and debunking myths and falsehoods in the media's coverage of the issue.MYTH 1: GOP victories in 2009 gubernatorial elections mean "ObamaCare" is dead' [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:41pm EST
  

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• Thursday Open Thread

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  It’s open thread time! I know you’ve been waiting. I like to keep you all guessing, I’m just crazy like that. Speaking of crazy, Michele Bachmann is now apologizing for the use of Dauchau at her anti-health care reform protest: Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) is now distancing herself from the use of [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Unstable Isotope

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• Why Mike Castle Must Be Denied The Senate - Comment Rescue

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  Delaware Liberal comment rescue by xstryker ~
  

  1. Castle voted against the Stimulus (jobs)

  2. Castle voted against the Lily Ledbetter Act (wage equality for women)

  3. Castle voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment (anti-choice)

  4. Castle voted against health care reform

  5. Castle’s amendment to the GOP health care bill would allow insurance [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:44pm EST
  

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• Wednesday Open Thread

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  It’s open thread time! While a lot of us recover from last night’s event talk among yourselves. Here’s some news I’m reading – Barbara Boxer says that there will not be a Stupak-like amendment to the Senate health care reform bill, despite reports that Ben Nelson and Bob Casey are working [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  by Unstable Isotope

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• Slick Willie Tells Senators To Take The Health Care Bill As Is; White House - BigPharma Secret Deal Adds Up To Hundreds Of Billions On Our Dime?

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  There is surely reason enough to throw out the Hill's version of health care reform and start again with better politicians. Progressives led by Bernie Sanders should refuse to accept the bad policy - especially a bill without a robust public option, mandates without anti-trust reform and the POPE weighing [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:26am EST
  

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• AWESOME! Progressive Change Campaign Committee Says "Blue Dogs Proved They Cannot Be Trusted" Join Them In Electing Real Progressives In 2010

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  Nancy,
  This week, "Blue Dogs" and other bad Democrats voted to kill health care reform. They betrayed us on this core Democratic issue. Enough is enough.
  Can you help us find others to join the PCCC's efforts to elect real progressives in 2010? Please [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  

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• Health Care Insurance Reform Rally Set For 11AM Thursday In Wilmington

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  From the inbox ~
  

  Dear MoveOn member,
  Huge news: After decades of progressive efforts to fix our broken health care system, on Saturday night the House of Representatives made history by passing health care reform!1
  But now comes the real hurdle: the Senate. Winning there is going to take a [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  

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• Monday Open Thread

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  It’s Monday and I still have a bit of a high from Saturday’s passage of the historic health care reform bill. As someone said on Twitter, they’ve never seen so many people watching C-SPAN and tweeting on a Saturday night. Speaking of health care reform – Josh Marshall is very optimistic: There [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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• The Best We Can Do…..

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  “We only send one….. let’s send our best….” Obviously the best person we have to represent us in the current House of Representatives, is there now. Recent events have called me to question whether it is the best we can do. The President’s version of the Health Care Reform Act passed the House [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:58pm EST
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• Rep. Frank Kratovil Opposes House Version Of Health Care Reform

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  Rep. Frank Kratovil Opposes House Version of Health Care Reform Citing Cost; Urges Reform That Cuts Costs and Increases Coverage
  
  Local organizations praise Kratovil’s decision.
  
  Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank Kratovil opposed HR 3962 and released the following statement. The legislation passed by a vote of XXX-XXX.
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:10am EST
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• House Health Care Reform Voting Begins At 9:30

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  If you’ve been following the news today, you probably know that the House health care reform bill, H.R. 3962 is coming to a vote tonight, probably around 9:30 PM. If you’ve been following (watch at C-SPAN) you probably know that there’s been hours worth of braindead commercial-worthy moments. One of the [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:05pm EST
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• Day 284 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware

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  Bet you thought I forgot. Today the House is voting on its version of Health Care Reform and it looks like Representative Mike Castle (Republican-Delaware) will be voting against it. Hey Mike, we’re wondering what it is like to be Boehner’s lackey? Cantor’s bitch? Enjoy your early retirement next January. [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:18pm EST
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• KRATOVIL AND HEALTH CARE

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  Please don't let Kratovil fool you on health care reform. He shows absolutely no knowledge of what the legislation is all about. As he piously objects to the cost, he chooses to ignore all the other aspects that will destroy whatever care is now available. Panels that will decide if' [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:07am EST
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• SENATOR CARDIN ROLLED UP THE WELCOME MAT

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  Thursday constituents to Ben Cardin's office were greeted by hostile rude staffers when visiting the D.C. office. While most visitors to the nation's capitol had positive experiences in expressing their concerns to their Congressmen about health care reform, Marylanders were told Cardin was unavailable by unhospitable office staff. Too bad [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:50am EST
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• Kratovil Statement On Health Care Reform Legislation

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  Washington, DC – Rep. Frank Kratovil released the following statement regarding HR 3962.
  
  “We need health care reform that reduces long-term health care spending and expands coverage, but we must find a fiscally sustainable approach to accomplish these goals. After months of thoroughly reviewing legislative [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:57pm EST
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• Health Care Reform News

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  Yesterday while Michelle Bachmann’s mob gathered at the capital to once again compare health care reform to nazism, the White House announced some key endorsements of the House health care reform bill: the AARP, the American Cancer Society and the AMA. So, will the Blue Dogs listen to these groups [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:00am EST
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• Michelle’s Mob

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  Michelle Bachmann is gathering a mob today to try to intimidate members of Congress in hopes of derailing the health care reform bill. Is it a coincidence that she scheduled this protest on Guy Fawkes Day? Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on the Glenn Beck radio show today to promote her [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:00am EST
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