Tag: congress
member name: Prima Donna
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August 19, 2009 01:01 PM EDT --
Fox News on Aug. 18 incorrectly noted the results of an Ipsos/McClatchy poll, and stated that most people "don't want the public option." The poll instead shows that 52% of Americans are in favor . . .
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August 17, 2009 11:45 AM EDT --
I had the opportunity to attend a town hall meeting last week, and, like many others in my district, waited for shouting to quiet down before asking for the hard facts on health care reform as it relates . . .
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September 21, 2009 03:01 PM EDT --
In 2007, Highmark CEO Kenneth Melani, MD, had salary of $1,037,630, bonuses of $2,548,701, and benefits or other compensation of $60,000, for a total of $3,646,311.
If that doesn't . . .
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October 03, 2009 06:23 PM EDT --
Bill Maher slammed climate skeptics last night on his HBO show, "Real Time with Bill Maher." Here's what he had to say about Republican Senator James Inhofe:
"This man is the ranking Republican on the . . .
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November 02, 2009 01:49 PM EST --
Imagine my surprise when I read in yesterday's New York Times that Republican congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava had dropped out of tomorrow's special election in upstate New York only days before . . .
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November 03, 2009 02:55 PM EST --
They packed up their toys and went home. Instead of rolling up their sleeves to work on a bill to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, Republicans decided to boycott . . .
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October 30, 2009 08:01 AM EDT --
In our current health care system, women often face higher health care costs than men and multiple other barriers to obtaining health insurance. In the individual insurance market, women face discrimination . . .
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September 09, 2009 11:00 PM EDT --
President Obama received this letter from Sen. Ted Kennedy after Kennedy's death. He referenced the letter in his speech about health care reform, delivered tonight before a joint session of Congress. . . .
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October 21, 2009 02:25 PM EDT --
I was appalled to learn that 14,000 Americans -- most of them women and children -- lose their health insurance every day. I hadn't realized the number was so big. Don't delay -- call or write a personal . . .
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November 06, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
President Obama today signed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, HR 3548, which extends unemployment benefits to workers for an additional 14 weeks. Those in states where the jobless . . .
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August 21, 2009 09:37 AM EDT --
Universal Health Care gets high marks from the people who have it, according to an objective study by Gallup. Gallup compared countries who have it with those who do not, and found those who do are . . .
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September 29, 2009 11:19 AM EDT --
Just when I thought we had witnessed the demise of investigative journalism, a fresh new voice appears on the scene. Or should I say "old" voice. Who would have thought we'd be singing the praises of . . .
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October 05, 2009 07:50 AM EDT --
Exelon is the latest company to break ranks with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an old-guard business lobby that has taken a strong stance against climate change legislation. Chamber officials recently . . .
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October 22, 2009 09:34 AM EDT --
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the Democrats' health care bill, which includes a public option, reduces the deficit over 10 years. The cost, trimmed to $871 billion over 10 years, is . . .
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May 15, 2009 02:54 PM EDT --
"One Country. One Purpose. One Movement." That's the theme of the annual legislative conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, which begins . . .
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