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1 day ago ago from Let Freedom Ring
Sunday evening, Al Franken posted his thoughts on why he's voting for the Democrats' health care legislation. Here's one of the highlights' from the post: Requiring insurance companies to spend 85% of premiums on actual health services, not administrative costs, TV ads, or gargantuan CEO bonuses, is a big victory . Senator Rockefeller and I worked hard to get that provision included because it holds insurance companies accountable and ...
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[Trigger warning.] H.R. 3326, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010," has been signed into law , which means that Senator Al Franken's proposed amendment , which would "withhold defense contracts from companies like KBR 'if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court'," has also passed. Franken's amendment was proposed in response to the experience of Jamie ...
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My senator, Lindsey Graham, has been hot under the collar about this Health bill, and the manner in which Ben Nelson was bought off by Harry Reid at OUR expense this past weekend. He likened it to Chicago-style politics. I'd be inclined to agree. Here is Senator Graham explaining his assertion: You tell em, Senator Graham!! I admit, even when I was a far lefty Democrat (now Independent), I couldn't help but be impressed by Senator ...
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Image via Wikipedia When Sen. Al Franken denied Sen. Joe Lieberman 's request for unanimous consent to speak beyond his allotted 10 minutes during floor debate yesterday, there was something in it for everyone. Conservatives echoed Sen. John McCain 's claim that the denial was unprecedented and outrageous. Many liberals frustrated by Lieberman's opposition to health care reform (among a lengthy list of other ...
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