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Experts: CHIP Repeal Threatens Kids’ Care
The Washington Independent —
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) (Photo by Mark Murrmann/ZUMA Press) The Democrats’ proposal to terminate the Children’s Health Insurance Program would hike health care costs for some of the country’s low-income families, likely increasing the number of uninsured kids in the name of expanding coverage, ...2 days ago -
The left doth protest too much
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Image via Wikipedia Reading through my Twitter stream lately is a little like stepping into a stadium full of angry, outraged birds. Lots of protests and stirrings on both sides of the pot, peppered with a few whispers of wisdom from time to time. Escaping the din, I open my email to find a zillion appeals to ...3 days ago -
ObamaCare Comic Book!
22MOON.COM —
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Coal country Democratic lawmakers seek extension of Bush mining rules
Colorado Independent —
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The conflict between environmental protection and coal extraction is a long simmering political flashpoint in the Appalachian states, which are home to some of the largest coal deposits in the world. Now, amid the extended national unemployment crisis — and with the Obama administration showing signs of cracking ...4 days ago -
Coal Country Dems to White House: Get Your Act Together
The Washington Independent Blog —
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The collision between environmental protection and coal extraction is nothing new to the Appalachian states, which are home to some of the largest coal deposits in the world. But in the middle of an unemployment crisis — and with a new administration showing signs of cracking down harshly on the destructive ...4 days ago -
Harkin Non-Committal on Preservation of CHIP
The Washington Independent —
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Though it’s been little mentioned throughout the health reform debate, there’s a showdown brewing between House and Senate Democrats over the future of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, previously know as SCHIP. House lawmakers have proposed to do away with the program at the end of 2013, ...6 days ago -
FCC Falling Afoul of Key Senators
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As the Federal Communications Commission pushes forward in crafting its national broadband plan—anticipated to encompass controversial net neutrality provisions— the agency is attracting newfound criticism from key members of the U.S. Senate, reports Congress Daily (via nextgov ). Setting aside ...6 days ago -
Pelosi forcing Saturday vote on ObamaCommieCare!
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. . . ___ “Vote for __ ObamaCare ____ or else, ___ Kongress __ Komrades!” . . . Do you fear an unexpected visit to the Emergency Room just because you showed up at a town hall ...1 week ago -
Baucus Bullish On The Climate Bill
The New Republic - the vine Feed —
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Strong words from Montanas Max Baucus on the prospects of climate legislation passing within a year: Baucus insisted that the bill would cross the finish line, which would require both Senate passage and a successful conference with the House. "There’s no doubt that this Congress is going to pass climate ...1 week ago -
Does House Health Care Bill Eliminate SCHIP?
Firedoglake —
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From 2008 a SCHIP vigil (photo via Korean Resource Center) Jay Rockefeller is making a lot of noise about a provision in the House health care bill that would fold the SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) into the insurance exchanges when they begin running in 2013. Rockefeller, who changed the ...1 week ago -
Rockefeller, Harkin Sparring With Insurance Industry
Brave New Films blog —
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Senate Democrats are trying to extract some embarrassing information from the insurance industry about their deceptive practices. First, Tom Harkin , who is seeking to subpoena insurers for failing to provide information requested by his committee. Harkin, the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...1 week ago -
Rockefeller, Harkin Sparring With Insurance Industry
D-Day —
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( Sick for Profit ) Senate Democrats are trying to extract some embarrassing information from the insurance industry about their deceptive practices. First, Tom Harkin , who is seeking to subpoena insurers for failing to provide information requested by his committee. Harkin, the chairman of the Senate Health, ...1 week ago -
Rockefeller: Proposal to Repeal CHIP Is ‘Harmful’ and ‘Intolerable’
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), who last month salvaged the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the Senate’s health reform bill, just issued a statement condemning the House legislation for proposing to terminate the program. “As health reform moves forward, we need to make sure children can keep their ...1 week ago -
Republican Attacks the Proposed Repeal of CHIP
The Washington Independent Blog —
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By calling for the end of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, House Democratic leaders have put themselves in the uncomfortable position of claiming that the program they fought so hard to preserve and expand in recent years is no longer worth keeping around. At least one Republican lawmaker is ...1 week ago -
House Health Reform Bill Repeals Popular CHIP Program
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Not even nine months after President Obama, with much fanfare, signed into law a five year, $33 billion reauthorization of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, House Democrats have proposed to dismantle it. Under the $894 billion health reform legislation that House leaders unveiled last week, CHIP ...2 weeks ago -
TED MED Day 2: Plastic Bags Are Choking the World, Killing Animals
TakePart Social Action Network —
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Day Two of TED MED is over (see Day One’s coverage here ), and people sound antsy to put words into action. Peter Menzel’s speech on the environmental and health catastrophe caused by plastic bags did its job; says one tweeter: “Plastic bags are a f*&%ing scourge. clogging storm drains in Yemen during ...2 weeks ago -
Jon Stewart and the Curious Case of Health Care Reform
TakePart Social Action Network —
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I know I keep posting Jon Stewart clips about health care but I find the entire thing so frustrating and watching Stewart is really one of the only things that makes me feel better. He does such a good job at pointing out all the problems with those who oppose the public option and providing us with facts and ...2 weeks ago -
NTIA, RUS delay broadband grant awards
Telecom Industry News —
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If youre a service provider or a local government agency waiting to see if youll get a funding grant for your broadband project, your wait is going to get longer. Citing ongoing confusion over the application process and the definition of remote areas, the National Telecommunications Industry Association (NTIA) and ...2 weeks ago -
Rockefeller Endorses ‘Opt-Out’ Public Plan
The Washington Independent —
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He’s decidedly anti-trigger . And he’s opposed to health care co-ops . But Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s health subpanel, likes what he sees in the Democrats’ plan to bring an opt-out public option to the Senate floor. In a just-released statement, he says ...3 weeks ago -
Health Insurance Profits May Be Small, But Are An Easy Target
The Alan Katz Health Care Reform Blog —
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Profits, it seems, is the eye of the beholder. What to one person seems meager appears to the folks next door immorally exorbitant. When it comes to health care reform there are many who perceive the profit margins of health insurance companies are obscene. The politicians and pundits sharing this belief can be ...3 weeks ago
