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As many as 40 anti-abortion Democrats had signaled they might oppose the bill if its current provisions remained. Those provisions would have allowed insurers to separate public and private funds, permitting only the privately collected money to be used for elective abortions.
After days of tense talks, they reached [...]
The House voted 242 to 192 to approve the rules of the health care debate, a vote that officially permits the chamber to proceed to the substantive merits of the legislation. If all goes smoothly on the House floor, Democrats may be hours away from delivering on Obama's [...]
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday was supposed to be on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 the other night.Anderson Cooper' [...]
Why is it Rand Paul accepts the support of Stormfront, a well-known group of white supremacists?
Just Google it.
Or click here.
Maybe some attendees of his fancy health care “town hall” will ask him why he’s openly accepting the support of racists and militia nuts.
Maybe he can have campaign manager [...]
A criminal statute threatens. If you don't comply with the law, you are forewarned that your life, in some cases, your liberty, in other cases and your property in most cases, will be taken away from you by force if necessary. Armed agents of the government are empowered to take [...]
The Boston Globe, November 7, 2009
A new study puts the number of deaths among Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 associated with lack of health insurance at 44,789 a year.
US government agencies typically use a figure around $7 million to represent the lost economic output from each death. [...]
To better understand what the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on this weekend Download AHCAA-DETAILEDSUMMARY-102909
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[...]From the Office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
LOWER COSTS
No more co-pays or deductibles for preventive care No more rate increases for pre-existing conditions, gender, or occupation An annual cap on your out-of-pocket expenses Group rates of a national pool if you buy your own plan Guaranteed, affordable oral, hearing, [...]The American Prospect, October 27, 2009
by Robert KuttnerWhat are our fondest hopes and worst fears for the health legislation now slouching towards the president's desk? On the plus side, it will cover slightly more than half of America's uninsured, qualify more of the near-poor for Medicaid, and it may lead [...]
The head of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals company praised the Senate finance committee’s latest draft
He rejected suggestions from critics that there would be “an enormous offsetting windfall from new customers” as a result of additional cover provided by the reform to uninsured Americans,
Mr. Kindler stressed the importance in the [...]
"Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is planning a second anti-health care reform Tea Party at the Capitol -- this one scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday -- approximately the time when the House is due to vote on Democrats' public option bill, POLITICO's Jake Sherman'" [...]
What would Friday be without me telling you to watch Comment on Kentucky?
Airs at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET1.
Scheduled guests:
Ryan Alessi - Herald Leader Stephenie Steitzer - Courier-Journal Amanda Van Benschoten - Kentucky EnquirerIt’s rare for three of our favorites to be on the panel. Should be a good night.
And on [...]
Monday's Kentucky Tonight Show with Bill Goodman will focus on the state's dire budget situation. Rep. Wayne, the sponsor of our Kentucky Forward bill, will be on the show to offer solutions that are fair, sustainable, and that put a good dent in the [...]
