When Alabama Congressman Artur Davis voted against the health-care bill that passed the House earlier this month, he probably expected some grief from fellow Democrats. But he couldn't have anticipated being accused of selling out his race.
Mr. Davis was the only black Member' [...]
BAYH WILL VOTE TO ALLOW SENATE HEALTH DEBATE: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats - and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable [...]
It’s getting to the point where we should probably begin every story about what they’re doing in Washington with the disclaimer, “No this isn’t a joke. We’re not kidding. They really are considering this.”
Senate Democrats crafting a job creation bill are considering a proposal to give money to workers [...]
This bill is hot off the presses and word is that most senators haven’t seen the bill yet and that the motion to proceed (though not yet scheduled) is coming without them having seen the bill for much time. So now is the time to get on the phone to [...]
So today, Hoosier Access has finally picked up on the three week old story of a National Bank of Indianapolis screw up that resulted in the Marion County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC) bouncing a check. If you want to read their tangent-laden, poorly written [...]
TUG-OF-WAR OVER CAPS BEGINS: Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Mitch Daniels will push for a November 2010 referendum on the property tax caps. The Democrats were either evasive or downright hostile to the notion (Howey, Howey Politics Indiana). Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson told an Indiana [...]
Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Mitch Daniels will push for the property tax caps. The Democrats were either evasive or downright hostile to the notion (Brian A. Howey, Howey Politics Indiana). Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson told an Indiana Chamber of Commerce legislative preview conference, “If [...]
A feature in yesterday’s Washington Post on how to grow a political party from the ground up focused on Republicans in St. Joseph County, a group more distressed than Democrats in Allen County. When Chris Riley accepted the unpaid job as GOP chairman in 2006, he says it was “maybe the [...]
House Republicans have touted some impressive recruitment efforts of late, and the efforts of Senate Republicans have gotten a bit less attention (not least because there are a lot fewer Democrats in the Senate and a lot more Republicans, relatively speaking, and the majority in that chamber is not at [...]
By BRIAN A. HOWEY
INDIANAPOLIS - The Evan Bayh political organization is tops among Democrats. He controls the Indiana Democratic Party with trusted chairman Dan Parker minding the shop there. So on the day the first Democratic primary candidate- Bloomington restaurateur Tamyra d’Ippolito - announced a challenge, Parker released a poll.
Stephanie Salter, Terre Haute Tribune-Star: Think anti-abortion rights politics is simple? Take a look at the week Rep. Brad Ellsworth had. Staunchly anti-abortion, Ellsworth is a longtime poster boy for “pro-life” Democrats. He has been given a “zero percent rating” from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. 
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Indiana Democratic Chairman Dan Parker released Hamilton Campaign polling data “from battleground legislative districts in Indiana” with Democrats rating U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh 80 percent favorably and 15 percent unfavorably. The poll comes as Bloomington restaurant owner Tamyra D’Ippolito announced she would challenge Bayh in the [...]
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Anti-abortion Democrats have reignited the national abortion wars with their victory Saturday on an amendment to House health care legislation that would prevent women from obtaining abortions through government-sponsored insurance or any plan that receives government subsidies.
Reignited the abortion wars? When did those flames go out, [...]
HOUSE DEMOCRATS PASS GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF NATION’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEMDemocrats in the U.S. House voted "Obamacare," the beginning of the government takeover of our health care system, through to the U.S. Senate on Saturday. What's ironic about that is that government intervention got us into this mess (explained below). I don't think more government intervention will get us out. [...]
HOUSE HEALTH REFORM BILL DOA IN SENATE? The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate (Associated Press). Speaking [...]
Yesterday, so-called “Blue Dog” (more like lap dog) Democrats voted with Nancy Pelosi to pass Obama/Pelosi-Care out of the House. Now, you may be wondering, who is running against our Hoosier lap dogs? See below and find a candidate you can support…and donate!
In the 2nd Congressional District (against Joe Donnelly)
[...]By BRIAN A. HOWEY
INDIANAPOLIS - Casting the toughest votes of their Congressional careers, U.S. Reps. Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworth voted to join 217 Democrats and one Republican in passing historic health reforms on Saturday.
Hoosier Republicans like U.S. Rep. Mark Souder denounced the bill as a “federal takeover” of health [...]
Oscar Wilde once said that “life imitates art far more than art imitates life”. Yesterday’s vote by the House to approve of the health care legislation proves the old saying.
Democrats burst out in applause as soon as the vote count ticked to 218, the minimum number of [...]
Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark issued the following statement Sunday morning about the roles of Indiana Democrats in passing health care legislation out of the U.S. House on Saturday evening:
Today is a frustrating day for Hoosiers and all Americans. In the midst of economic turmoil, and in spite of [...]
Last night was a nightmare come true, as house democrats turned their backs on their base and voted to approve Pelosi’s bullshit healthcare plan. They were goaded on by Obama, who told them, “You don’t want those extremist teabag people to win, do you?”
One Republican, Joe Cao, who replaced “Dollar [...]
Statements and releases are still rolling out, but here's a sampling.
Congressman Baron Hill:Out great nation has been debating how to responsibly reform our health care system for decades. And the debate has grown increasingly important as health costs have escalated sharply [...]
All five Indiana Democrats in the House voted for government run health care. All four Republicans voted against.
See the health care vote here.
Just remember Congressman Brad Ellsworth brokered the very deal that allowed this bill to come up for a vote.
[...]These two videos are dedicated to the Democrats in Congress who are voting on Health Care without showing the American people and without debate! I am actually shocked you are working on a Saturday!
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[...]Democrats have been trying to claim that abortion isn’t federally funded in the health care bill. This is despite the fact that there are two amendments that attempt to strip federally funding from abortion (although, let’s be serious, only one does that and it’s the Stupak/Pitts amendment and not [...]
