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Well, Well, Well!! The Associated Press Has Eaten Its Wheaties This Morning!
15 hours ago ago from J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with a Prehensile Tail
It says that all Republican senators are hypocrites who if they wish to avoid eternal damnation should resign their posts, give all they have to the poor, and take up a life of anonymous service to others: Health care : Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal ...
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4 hours ago ago from S E N A T U S
There are a couple of interesting tidbits in a recent interview of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) conducted by Ezra Klein of the Washington Post . First, he calls out a few Republican Senators by name for essentially going too far in their attempt to defeat and / or block legislation. (question in bold) Health-care reform has, in part, focused a lot of attention on the seemingly ...
Related content(1) 53% to 36% disapprove of health care legislation; & (2) 73% to 18% say they do not believe it will reduce future budget deficits (which it won't)
18 hours ago ago from Cracker Squire
David Broder writes in The Washington Post : The health-care reform bill coming out of the Senate presents a real dilemma for spectators: How do you applaud while holding your nose? There is so much that is wrong with it -- and the way it was made -- and, at the same time, so much that is right that you just have to shake your head in despair and in wonder. As one who covered the Clintons' struggle 15 years ago to pass health-care ...
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18 hours ago ago from RYviewpoint
USA Today is running an AP story that names names and points out the hypocrisy of the Republicans over health care: Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits. The inconsistency — or hypocrisy, as some call it — has irked Democrats, who claim that their plan ...
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15 hours ago ago from The TIW Blog
The Greenville News has finally discovered the Jim DeMint is our only Republican senator. From the article: WASHINGTON — South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint are conservative Republicans who favor limited government, oppose abortion and think Democrats are leading the country down the wrong path. But the similarities end there. The two senators have taken starkly different approaches to their jobs ...
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GOP Lawmakers Flip Flop On Costly Health Plans: AP
19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
WASHINGTON Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits, but oppose current health overhaul plans. All current GOP senators, including the 24 who voted for the 2003 Medicare expansion, oppose the health care bill that's backed by President Barack Obama and most congressional Democrats. The Democrats ...
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16 hours ago ago from The New York Times
States that have already broadly expanded health care coverage are pushing back against the Senate overhaul bill, arguing that it unfairly penalizes them in favor of states that have done little or nothing to extend benefits to the uninsured. Ruby Washington/The New York Times A caseworker at a retirement center in New York helped clients understand the complexities of Medicare and Medicaid. Health Care ...
Related contentHouse and Senate look to final health care talks
19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
House and Senate look to final health care talks WASHINGTON (AP) -- How many Americans will get subsidized medical coverage - plus who will pay for it - will be front-burner issues when Congress returns next month to complete President Barack Obama's health care remake. Pocketbook concerns join abortion and whether Uncle Sam should peddle insurance as the top bones of contention for negotiators who must resolve difference between the House ...
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