In a nutshell, yeah. That’s a damn good description. Not only are Americans going to be paying higher insurance premiums once this bill goes into effect, but we will also be footing the bill for Medicaid in Louisiana, Nebraska, and Vermont, a deal made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [...]
The current strain of left-wing, Alinsky-taught Democrats seem hellbent to do whatever they need to do to get some kind of government-run health care bill passed. They don’t care about bipartisanship anymore, seeming smugly satisfied, even happy, that they passed the Senate version with no Republican support.
Senate Majority Leader [...]
The Senate health bill scheduled for passage Christmas Eve would provide federal health care to nearly half a million more North Carolinians, force individuals to purchase health insurance and offer subsidies for households earning up to $88,000 a year for a family of four. (N&O)
The state agency [...]
Today's story in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race is the release of Cal Cunningham's campaign prospectus (h/t Under the Dome), the kind of document that in years past either wouldn't be available or wouldn't be news.
Like you'd expect, the fundraising document outlines why Cal's team believes' [...]
As you’ve probably heard by now, the U.S. Senate cleared an important hurdle over the weekend in their efforts to further politicize the delivery of medical care and health insurance in America.
It should also come as no surprise that political backroom deals and favors were involved. In particular, Sen. Ben [...]
Free name recognition may end up costing Kenneth Lewis.
Lewis, a Chapel Hill lawyer and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has a lot of work to do to establish name recognition across the state, according to poll numbers by Public Policy Polling.
A Dec. 11-13 survey [...]
Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said it's a good time to think about giving money to charity.
The pitch, sent in an e-mail to her U.S. Senate campaign mailing list, comes as a time when Marshall needs some contributions of her own to win the Democratic nomination [...]
Former state Sen. Cal Cunningham figures he needs $8.5 million to win the U.S. Senate race.
Cunningham, a Lexington Democrat, lawyer and Iraq war veteran, described his fundraising needs and chances in the election in a prospectus. His budget is based on Democratic U.S. Sen. [...]
From politico.com comes Sen. Richard Burr’s reaction to the deal Sen. Ben Nelson secured in exchange for his health care vote — #60 of 60 needed by the Democrat controlled Senate. What did Nelson get?
He won an agreement that the federal government will forever pick up Nebraska’s share of [...]
I would say that Burr has absolutely no chance of winning. The Senate Race will be at the Top of the Ticket and for Burr that will be something new. He got elected in a Very Strong year for Republicans in which we still had 911 fresh [...]
The history of health reform attempts in the US doesn’t bode well for health advocates if we fail to pass the Senate bill.
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[...] Recently NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber urged the Senate to act to relieve the suffering of those who can’t get the health care they need:
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Share and Enjoy: [...]No matter what you think of the obstructionist self-interest of Bob Greczyn and the leadership at Blue Cross Blue Shield, those guys aren't stupid.
A significant flaw in the proposed Senate bill, Greczyn said, is that the penalties for those who choose not to buy insurance - $95 the' [...]
Democratic Senate candidate Ken Lewis today called on primary opponent Cal Cunningham to resign his post on the State Banking Commission, criticizing him for not opposing a proposal to award commission staff members $200,000 in bonuses.
But Cunningham never supported such bonuses, according to his campaign. The [...]
AARP of North Carolina issued a press release rapping the Senate for voting against allowing the importation of prescription drugs from abroad. Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan both voted against allowing drug reimportation.
Rising prescription drug prices are a major problem for people of all ages, [...]
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