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• Dennis Kucinich on Democracy Now! – House Passes Landmark Healthcare Bill

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  Dandelion SaladDemocracy Now!Nov. 9, 2009House Passes Landmark Healthcare Bill with Amendment Backed by Anti-Abortion LawmakersThe bill has been described as the biggest overhaul of the country’s healthcare system since the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965. Among those who voted no was Ohio Democrat Dennis ...
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• Why Kucinich Voted Against Pelosi Care

  
  Lehigh Valley Ramblings — Authority: 438
  Last election cycle, LV Congressman Charlie Dents detractors claimed he was in the pocket of Big Oil. This time, the refrain is that he is a slave to Big Insurance. Ironically, if that were true, he would have supported the Pelosi care legislation adopted on Saturday. Few would accuse Ohio Congressman Dennis ...
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• Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 542
  The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a happy Election Day last week, and is already looking forward to the next one. Here are this week’s highlights. TXsharon continues to report from a backyard in the Barnett Shale. Despite all the local and national press on drilling related toxins, carcinogens and ...
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• Kucinich: “There Weren’t 14 Votes to Force Single Payer Vote, and Nobody Tried to Get Them”

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 763
  I was on Democracy Now with Dennis Kucinich this morning talking about the health care vote. Kucinich voted against the bill after they didn’t allow a vote on his amendment to allow states to create single-payer health care systems . I noted that Bart Stupak was able to pull his last-minute hijack of the health ...
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• Beyond Preventing Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson & Lieberman Ruining The Bill, What Are The Battlelines In Health Care Reform Now?

  
  DownWithTyranny! — Authority: 625
  Two different progressive approaches I got a lovely personalized e-mail from MoveOn.org yesterday thanking me for having a little something to do with the health care victory Saturday night. (My congressmember, Diane Watson-- who I love for her prefect voting record and wonderful leadership role among progressives, ...
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• Of invertebrates, donkeys and ideologues

  
  Grassroots Press — Authority: 133
  By Steve KlingerDemocrats seem to be coming from all directions to oppose sweeping health care reform. Our own CD2 Congressman Harry Teague was one of 39 Democrats to vote against the House bill that squeaked through by a 5-vote margin late last night. Teague’s district has a rate of 25 percent of its non-elderly ...
  17 hours ago

• The Weiner Not-Quite-HR676 Amendment

  
  Corrente — Authority: 619
  John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich are correct, it isnt HR 676 and its not as good as HR 676 . It is however a very good compromise, and for all the incrementalists and political realists out there in TVland, it provides a good foundation to build on. What it is is HR 676 with a chunk of HR 3200 added on at the end, ...
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• Lindsey Graham: I ‘hope and pray’ House health reform bill fails

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  By Stephen C. Webster The Raw Story Appearing on CBS program Face the Nation on Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) warned the House health reform legislation that passed Saturday night is a “disaster” for private choice, adding that he hopes and prays Democrats’ reforms do not become law. “The ...
  19 hours ago

• Congressman Dennis Kucinichs (D-Ohio) Reasons for Voting NO to H.R. 3692--The Affordable Health Care for America Act

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
   From Congressman Dennis Kucinichs Website November 7, 2009 Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: "We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system ...
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• Dennis Kucinich on Why He Voted No to Health Care Pt. 2

  
  The Jose Vilson: The Blog — Authority: 462
  Dennis Kucinich, Man of the Hour After reading this beautiful piece of work by Dennis Kucinich on why he voted ‘no’ to the House Bill on Health Care Reform, I went to his website and caught this little statement on his website as well: Following a statement on the Floor of the House of Representative, ...
  22 hours ago

• Dennis Kucinich: Why I Voted NO

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  Dandelion Saladby Congressman Dennis KucinichWashington, Nov 7 , 2009After voting against H.R. 3962 – Affordable Health Care for America Act, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement:“We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current ...
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• Kucinich: Why I Voted No

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 723
  By Rep. Dennis Kucinich Rep. Dennis Kucinich explains why he voted against the landmark health reform bill, which he says “continues the redistribution of wealth to Wall Street at the expense of America’s manufacturing and service economies.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries November 7, 2009 ...
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• Dennis Kucinich Explains Why He Voted No On Affordable Health Care for America Act

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  . . . And why we should hope the bill as written does not pass the Senate into committee. The only true reform that will benefit ALL Americans is removing the profit motive from the insurance industry. As long as health insurance is based on generating a profit for share holders and investors, the consumer will ...
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• Kucinich on House Healthcare Bill: Bailout Under a Blue Cross

  
  The BRAD BLOG — Authority: 132
  With the U.S. House having passed its version of a health care insurance bill ( H.R. 3962 [PDF] ) last night by a vote of 220 to 215 , it may be instructive to take a very quick look at a couple of the outlier votes from each party. The bill passed with just two votes to spare, leading one to wonder if Republicans ...
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• Kucinichs NO vote

  
  The Nookular Option — Authority: 123
  From Dennis Kucinichs website: Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: "We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health ...
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• Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao Shows More Conscience Than Democrats Who Voted "No"

  
  The Liberal Curmudgeon — Authority: 128
  The Republican tally for House votes in favor of health care reform: one. That one affirmative voter is Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (left) of Louisiana. Explaining his vote, Cao said : “I read the versions of the House bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose ...
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• Rep. Dennis Kucinich votes NO on health care bill. Why? Read On

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  from an email Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We ...
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• Single-Payer Advocate Dennis Kucunich Votes No On H.R. 3962.

  
  JackRabbit Caf — Authority: 433
  Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich voted against H.R. 3962. He explains why: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot ...
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• Lee Stranahan: Kucinichs Brave Health Vote Vs. Obamas Failed Promise

  
  BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 558
  There were plenty of cowardly votes in the House last night but there was only one truly brave one. The unsung hero of the night was Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich. Despite enormous pressure to support H.R. 3962, Rep. Kucinich did the right thing and voted no. Unlike the Blue Dog votes ... Newshoggers.com found ...
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• An Abortion Deal, and the House Health Reforms Pass

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  After roughly 12 hours of debate — and no absence of GOP stalling — the House late last night passed an $894 billion proposal that would forever change the way the nation’s health care system operates. The vote was 220 to 215 in the lower chamber, where only a simple majority is required to pass most bills. ...
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