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 [...]
By DAVID M. McINTOSH
WASHINGTON - Last week was a watershed moment for the Obama administration and Congress – Republicans won the off-year elections, unemployment topped 10 percent and despite the tea parties, the House narrowly passed the President’s health care bill.
Historically off-year elections serve as a [...]
When the House of Representatives passed their version of health care reform last night, sexual orientation and gender identity were defined [pdf] as groups likely to "experience significant gaps in disease, health outcomes, or access to health care." Hat tip to Jill for pointing it out.
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In a move that made conservative heads explode and liberals more celebratory than the occasion maybe deserved, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill. This leaves a long road ahead requiring a bill to get past Joe Lieberman in the Senate and then requiring a conference [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
