With Senator Ben Nelson coming on board after a hard fought compromise on abortion was reached the Democratic Party has reached the 60 vote margin necessary to pass the Senate version of health care reform. Nelson achieved more than changes in language dealing with abortion, securing legislative advantage on several [...]
Nelson is in with some new anti-abortion language ... TPM has the big fat stories:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seems confident that he has the 60 votes he'll need to pass health care reform. Asked by a reporter at a press conference moments ago whether his caucus is united [...]
UPDATE by David: I am pleased to assist my technologically challenged friend. ;-)
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If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers' monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care' [...]
So, Brookline Tom says " will not support nor vote for ANY legislator that votes to enact this travesty."
So I assume you'll vote for a Republican, then, Tom? None of them will vote for health care reform, either.
I think I know why Howard Dean and Kos are coming [...]
We should follow Howard Dean's lead and kill the current health care reform legislation. I call [...]
In light of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to give in to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and agree to scrap a Medicare [...]
Congressman Mike Rogers' opening statement on Health Care reform in Washington
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Ha! After I read this article I came up with some of my own answers.
Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
Q: How many people would be covered?
A: The Senate bill would cover 94 percent of eligible Americans under age 65; under the House bill, it’s 96 percent.
That’s a [...]