CQPolitics.com - Within hours of Rep. Bill Owens being sworn in as the newest member of Congress, he started drawing heat from Republicans for the way he intends to vote on the biggest issue of the moment: health care.
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Last week, the voters of New York House District 23 rejected a conservative candidate, Doug Hoffman, for liberal candidate Bill Owens. Owens stated during the campaign that he was against the "public option" in health care...
About an hour . Congressman Bill Owens (D - NY), who was just sworn in yesterday, gave a floor speech this evening announcing that he would vote "yes" on the House health care bill known as H.R. 3962. Mr. Owens is the new...
Congressman Bill Owens (D - NY), who was just sworn in yesterday, gave a floor speech this evening announcing that he would vote "yes" on the House health care bill known as H.R. 3962. Mr. Owens is the new congressman from New...
News Type: Opinion — Sun Nov 8, 2009 12:33 AM EST Brand new Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY23) voted tonight for the passing Healthcare bill. After hearing since Tuesday night from Republicans here there and everywhere that Owens...
The Honorable Mr. Owens, now the official representative in the U.S Congress for the 23rd District of New York, is off to a fine start, at least by Democrat standards. Only twenty four hours into the short term he won to fill...
By Michelle Malkin • November 7, 2009 05:22 PM There’s less than half an hour left of general debate on the House government health care takeover bill. *Update* More time for general debate. Next, there will be debate on the...
November 7, 2009 Lawmakers Detail Obama’s Pitch By JACKIE CALMES In an odd coincidence, the House debate on Saturday to overhaul health care took place on the third anniversary of the 2006 election that gave Democrats majority...
In an odd coincidence, the House debate on Saturday to overhaul health care took place on the third anniversary of the 2006 election that gave Democrats majority control after 12 years of Republican dominance. It fell to...
Bill Owens is the latest example. The New York Times is reporting that in his pep talk to the Democrats in Congress this morning, President Obama acknowledged that he and newly elected NY-23 Democratic Congressman Bill Owens...
Newly-elected Congressman Bill Owens has joined President Obama and Speaker Pelosi in voting for the House healthcare bill with the "public option" provision. This is the ultimate stab-in-the-back to constituents in the...