I don’t usually get involved in the national stuff, but I’m totally on board with this idea and hope you will take action as you can.
Ever since Stupak hijacked the health care bill, we’ve been watching. So far, nothing looks like it has any chance of success of [...]
'Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills'Senate Democrats' health care bill would create a new marriage penalty by imposing a tax on individuals who make $200,000 annually but hitting married couples making just $50,000 more.
That's one of 17 new taxes imposed by the bill, which also creates a levy on' [...]
Democratic health care reform--Obamacare, that is--in either its House or Senate form is unpopular both in general and in most of its particulars. Not only that, it's become ever more unpopular as Obama has drawn more public attention to it. Yet the operating assumption of the [...]
The official $1.1 trillion price tag for the House Democrats' health care bill excludes dozens of unfunded programs that could drive up costs when future congresses look to fund them.
Republicans said the health care bill includes two dozen programs whose funding is listed as' [...]
From Eric Dondero:
Could it be the sainted One True DemocratTM Dennis Kucinich? Sure, why not? The Ohio congressman's vote Saturday night against against the health care bill is just the latest in a long series of votes that have found him voting with the Republicans and the so-called Blue [...]
Late last night, the House narrowly passed its health care bill. Read about it here, here and here.
The legislation would extend health coverage to 36 million Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. As you probably know, Texas leads all states in percentage of uninsured residents (25 [...]
At 11:00pm (EST) last night, the United States House of Representatives took a final vote on the health care reform bill. At 11:15pm, the vote ended and the bill had been approved by the narrowest of margins. The final vote was 220 - 215.The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the sweeping health care reform bill by a vote of 220-218. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana voted for the bill, while 39 Democrats voted against the bill along with 176 Republicans.
Original post blogged on b2evolution.
[...]Just to follow on Dave Michaels' earlier posting about Rep. Chet Edwards' announcement that he'll vote against the Democrats' health care bill... The politics of his decision, and the reactions to it, are interesting.
Edwards' district is Republican enough that the GOP has been gunning for him for years, and the' [...]
I looked earlier today and Edwards had STILL NOT MADE UP HIS MIND. So, basically he was trying to string along anyone who believes he's a Democrat that he would do the right thing.
Nope. He finally made up his mind. To vote No.
November 7, 2009
