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Latte Links (11/8)
Caffeinated Thoughts —
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Some miscellany I’m reading while rendering video. Always a fun job, so if you are looking for video from the “Leadership for Iowa” event that I was at last night… hopefully will have some video up tonight of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s speech (no promises), and video of the different gubernatorial ...1 day ago -
The Tea Gets Iced
HYSTERICAL RAISINS —
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Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Democrat of Texas: To help cover huge medical bills in Bastrop, Texas, they hold a Main Street pancake supper, an American Legion auction. Essential health care shouldn’t depend on the kindness of strangers, the goodness of neighbors, and certainly not the just say “No” of ...1 day ago -
Rep Weiner Statement on Passage of Historic Health Care Legislation...
Lost in the Ozone... —
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Representative Anthony Weiner (D – Brooklyn and Queens), a member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Caucus on the Middle Class, released the following statement on the passage of the House health care reform bill: "About five and half months ago I said I believed that the ...2 days ago -
Congress reluctant on intervening with NFL’s and players’ dispute
Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com —
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After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s appeal to congress to amend federal labor law to allow professional sports league to suspend players who tested positive for drug tests , the Congress issued a statement last Tuesday regarding their reluctance to intervene and even encouraged the NFL and the ...3 days ago -
Single-Payer Updates with Action Item for Today - Call the Rules Committee Members
Working for Our Common Good —
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi November 6, 2009 Press Release Pelosi Statement on Congressman Anthony Weiner’s Single Payer Alternative Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on Congressman Anthony Weiner’s single payer alternative: "Within the next few days, the House will ...3 days ago -
Reps. Conaway and Green: Champions of Radio
Radio 2020 —
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There is a discussion of the Performance Rights Act (PRA) scheduled for November 17 on Capitol Hill. Among the invited participants are National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President/CEO Gordon Smith and Joint Board Chair/Commonwealth Broadcasting President/CEO Steve Newberry, as well as representatives of ...4 days ago -
More on Secy. Chu’s convoluted climate economics
OpenMarket.org —
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In recent testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, energy secretary Steven Chu makes a convoluted case for S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, a.k.a. the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill. Chu argues roughly as follows. Global investment in wind turbines and solar panels ...4 days ago -
Bachmann’s ‘House Call’ obstructionist health reform policy as pathology
Colorado Independent —
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Controversial Minnesota Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is hosting a “ House Call ” urging Tea Party activists to storm the Capitol today to oppose health care reform. The underlying politics of this is simply pathology, says longtime journalist Marc Cooper . We live in a country where 50 ...5 days ago -
Removing the stigma of HIV-AIDS
Denver Post: All Blogs —
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Today, new rules will be published in the Federal Register that rescind a 22-year-old travel ban on HIV-positve visitors to the U.S. It’s a long time coming.The president announced the overturning of the ban during a ceremony Friday in which he signed into law the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of ...1 week ago -
Waxman to Eshoo: You’ve Got an “Evergreening Problem”
Firedoglake —
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In her response to my article on her biologics bill, Anna Eshoo vehemently claims it doesn’t allow “evergreening,” which would allow slight tweaks in drug formulas to grant drug companies endless monopolies and keep these lifesaving drugs from ever becoming generics: There is no ‘evergreening’ clause ...1 week ago -
All Trick no Treat(ment)
Big Hollywood —
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And for the other bad guys…1 week ago -
So, will Pelosi keep her promise to give single payer a floor vote, or not?
Corrente —
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Im guessing No , but perhaps Ill be pleasantly surprised: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) secured a commitment from Pelosi and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for a vote on a fully government-run, “single-payer” insurance program in July to get liberal support for moving the ...1 week ago -
Obama Signs Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
Today With President Barack Obama —
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Obama says HIV/AIDS was originally dubbed a "gay disease" and the perception among many was that the people who got AIDS deserved it (there are people who still believe that today). In the 1980s, 13-year-old Ryan White got AIDS from a transfusion, but ignorance was still widespread and he was tormented. The White ...1 week ago -
Hail Mary on the Kucinich Amendment
Corrente —
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ralphbon , blogging at FireDogLake According to Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America, one avenue of appeal remains regarding these efforts: Democratic House leaders can insert what is called a “Manager’s Amendment” into legislation, even when it is closed to any other amendments. The managers ...1 week ago -
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Trade Regulation Talk —
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New Consumer Protection Agency, FTC Powers Approved by House Committee This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter. The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday approved legislation creating a new Consumer Financial Protection Commission, streamlining FTC rulemaking ...1 week ago -
Medicaid: The OTHER Public Option
Swampland —
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As I noted earlier, the real surprise in the House health care bill wasnt the public plan--we had pretty much known for days that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didnt have the votes to pass her preferred version, the so-called "robust" public plan, which would have closely tied its reimbursements to health care providers ...1 week ago -
Burt’s Eye View: Henry Waxman Responds
Big Hollywood —
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A while ago, I wrote a piece titled “ Blowing the Whistle on Waxman .” In case you missed it, I explained that Henry Waxman and I had been friends beginning almost 50 years ago at UCLA. I also said that we had seen each other infrequently over the intervening years once he went to Sacramento as a state ...1 week ago -
HCAN: House Bill Shows Leadership Is On our Side
TPM LiveWire —
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The Pro-Reform group Health Care For America Now! issued the following statement after the introduction of a health care bill in the House of Representatives today. Heres the full text: "The House of Representatives took an historic step today by introducing a bill that will guarantee good, affordable health care ...1 week ago -
Hoyer Touts House Healthcare Bill
Today With President Barack Obama —
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Chuck Todds tweet on Obamas response to the House bill: Obama on House health care bill: "clearly meets two of the fundamental criteria I have set out" fully paid for; "will reduce the deficit." The bill will be posted online: The House Democratic leadership is working to post the text of the final bill online ...1 week ago -
AstroTurfing and Global Warming: The Testimony You’re Not Supposed to Hear
Big Government —
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The Democratic majority objected to my appearing at a House hearing this morning addressing AstroTurfing in the global warming advocacy industry. The majority were not amused by the prospect of a discordant note being struck. As such, the Republicans will have no witnesses. They have agreed to this after being ...1 week ago
