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The Need for an Occasional Refresher
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
Reader C.G. emails over night: "Hooray! The House passed reform! Remind me: what's in it?"
Submitted 4 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
The Future of the Stupak Amendment
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
As significant and encouraging as Saturday's night was on health care reform, the House bill came with a bitter, odious pill: the Stupak/Pitts amendment.
Submitted 4 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
House Passes Historic Health Reform Women’s Rights Suffers Major Defeat in Passage of Stupak Amendment
(majorityspeaks.wordpress.com)
The House passed the historic Affordable Health Care Act (HR3962) by a narrow margin (220-215) with major gains for women including eliminating gender rating in insurance prices, banning pre-existing... More
Submitted 4 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Baucus Planning Health Care Bill 2.0
(www.truthdig.com)
After receiving a less-than-spectacular reception from his congressional colleagues for his health care reform bill last week, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is going back to the drawing board to work on... More
Submitted 5 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
The Elusive "Consensus"
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
Listening to the morning shows, it sounds as if the chances of a public option in health care reform are bad and getting worse. Opponents continue to demand the provision be dropped, and supporters... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
The Votes are There for Reconciliation, Right?
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Random thought of the day: how many Senate votes do you suppose are there, exactly, for a strong, ambitious, progressive health care bill?
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Speaker Firm on Public Option
(www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Nancy Pelosi: "A bill without a strong public option will not pass the House."
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
With Kennedy's Passing, Whither Health Care Reform?
(airamerica.com)
With the loss of one of the great lions of the Senate, many people on Capitol Hill will spend today in mourning or silent contemplation. But even in the slow-moving Senate, some are already wondering... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
The Words of a Reform Opponent
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If I didn't know better, I might think Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) -- ostensibly the leading GOP negotiators on health care reform -- doesn't really want a bill.
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Byrd Recommends Renaming Health Care Bill
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
Seems like a no-brainer.
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

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