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• GOP wrote 5 of 10 longest bills

  
  BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 582
  Great bit of legislative sleuthing by Danny Shaw and Andrew Rabinowitz at OpenCongress. You know how House and Senate Republicans mock the Democrats for introducing the longest bill in the history of bills — health care reform — longer than the Torah, longer than a 1960s ... Oliver Willis found this 5 hours ...
  1 week ago

• Stupak Amendment Controversy Demonstrates Emptiness of Democratic Rhetoric.

  
  NextGenGOP.com | The Future of the Republican Party — Authority: 402
  It has now been more than a week since the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping health care reform legislation. Yet, with what has been written about the bill since that time, one might think it was still being debated. Though there are many faults in the legislation, one issue therein seems to be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sam Morykwas Presents | The Daily Daily

  
  Kicking Ass Ann Arbor — Authority: 137
  Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein reflect only the views of the author and do not represent the opinions of the College Democrats at the University of Michigan (UMCD), the Michigan Federation of College Democrats (MFCD), the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP), or the Democratic National Committee (DNC). +An ...
  2 weeks ago

• Experts: CHIP Repeal Threatens Kids’ Care

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 739
  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, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nancy KO’s The Loons: Congress Passes Health Bill as ReTHUGliLOONS Hang on To ‘Dear ABORTION’

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 138
  Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, Democratic lawmakers voted to approve a $1.1 trillion, 10-year plan that they said could be their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  3 weeks ago

• Scott Garrett : First, Do No Harm

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 147
  When doctors learn how to treat patients in medical school, one thing they are taught is the phrase: “first, do no harm.” This centuries old maxim is an expression of humility. It acknowledges that, despite the best intentions, our actions can carry unwanted consequences. I was reminded of this last week when ...
  3 weeks ago

• Big question mark: Fate of health care in Senate (AP)

  
  Politics - Political News — Authority: 157
  WASHINGTON – The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged ...
  3 weeks ago

• Iowans split on party lines as House approves health care reform

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  desmoinesdem After many hours of debate, the House of Representatives approved HR 2962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act tonight by a vote of 220-215. In a nice touch, Representative John Dingell (MI-15) presided over the chamber today. He was one ...
  4 weeks ago

• Landmark health bill passes House on close vote (AP)

  
  Politics - Political News — Authority: 157
  WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. Republicans were nearly unanimous in opposing the plan that would expand coverage to tens of millions of ...
  4 weeks ago

• House passes health care bill on close vote (AP)

  
  Politics - Political News — Authority: 157
  WASHINGTON – In a victory for President Barack Obama , the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Debate on PelosiCare: This Isn’t Starting Well

  
  Big Government — Authority: 817
  But, we can’t say we’re surprised. Now that House leadership has committed itself to bringing the 2,000+ page bill to a vote, every tool and lever at their disposal will be used to get to 218. There is not a small percentage of the Democrat caucus who believes a vote for this bill is very close to political ...
  4 weeks ago

• A Tribute to Dingell--and History

  
  The New Republic - the treatment Feed — Authority: 139
  At around 10:40 a.m., the House erupted into applause as Representative John Dingell of Michigan took the gavel in order to preside over the House of Representatives. Dingell, the longest serving representative in Congress, has been pursuing universal health care since the day he took office in 1955. Its a crusade ...
  4 weeks ago

• Victories scored Tuesday present possibilities for the future of the Republican Party

  
  NextGenGOP.com | The Future of the Republican Party — Authority: 402
  The big news from Tuesday this week came with the announcements of gubernatorial wins for the Republican Party in both Virginia and New Jersey . While both of these states voted for President Obama last year, and are represented by Democratic senators in Washington, the former has traditionally leaned Republican ...
  4 weeks ago

• Dingell Explains Decades-Long Quest for Health Reform, and Other News

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 660
        Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has been fighting for health care reform for more than 50 years, and he’s seen the situation become even more dire over the past decade. In a great new op-ed , he explains the hard truths of our broken system and why we can’t wait any longer for health care reform: ...
  4 weeks ago

• House Dems Unveil Giant Health Care Reform Bill

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 715
  After months of squabbling and tussling with each other as well as their Republican opposition, House Democrats finally produced the latest comprehensive result of their efforts in health care reform in the form of a whopping 1,990-page measure—and then proceeded to congratulate themselves in a public rally outside ...
  5 weeks ago

• Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) To Nervous Dems: If We Fail On Health Care, We Lose | TPMDC

  
  Working for Our Common Good — Authority: 110
  In a tense, closed door caucus meeting this morning, during which House Democrats were made to go on the record on the question of whether theyd vote for a health care bill with a robust public option, some of the caucus most nervous members got a bit of perspective from its longest serving members. "It was really ...
  6 weeks ago

• Dingell Rallies the House

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 804
  The member of Congress who has been working on healthcare reform for just about longer than anyone, John Dingell, spoke to the House Democratic caucus meeting this morning. "It was really fairly simple speech," said Rep. John Dingell (D-MI). "All I did was to remind the members that the Republicans are out ...
  6 weeks ago

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