Rep. George Miller on why a 'trigger' in health-care reform won't work. The process included more than 20,000 public events held by House Democrats and (it sometimes felt) nearly as many private meetings. So I asked Miller what... [read full story]
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Brian Beutler reports : [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi said afterward that there's a good chance that Congress will have a bill on the President's desk by Christmas. But asked by TPMDC whether she believed that, if given the choice,...
Where Elder Blog: Clarence Bowles of Southern Roomers added his photo to the Where Elders Blog feature. You can see it here, and you can add yours to the collection too. Instructions are here.] The health care reform drum beat...
While AP touts a "GOP Sweep" (maybe reporter Liz Sidoti doesn't know what "sweep" means) and Fox News trumpets the non-federal election results from last night as the end of "Obamacare" , TPM's Brian Beutler has a reminder for...
Greg Sargent: Okay, this is interesting: Obama’s political operation is about to unleash a wave of emails pressuring members of Congress, Democrats included, to vote for the House health care bill. And, notably, it explicitly...
I found something worthwhile from last night's election results. TPM : The NY-23 seat [. . .] went to Democrat Bill Owens [. . .] [a]nd the CA-10 seat [. . .] went to Democrat John Garamendi. That creates some simple...
By REP. RAUL GRIJALVA | 11/4/09 5:19 AM EST Rep. Grijalva says voters should get the successful public option they want and deserve. Photo: Jay Westcott The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires Adobe Flash Player. After...
David Swanson : Why is a bill better than no bill? Why is a bill that funds absolutely useless parasites like health insurance companies at the expense of our grandchildren's unearned pay better than nothing? Why -- when...
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