by Sabrina Shankman and Olga Pierce, ProPublica Using results from a questionnaire we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network , we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health care coverage situations. This is the second in a series ( Part 1 ). Fairfield Lighting and Design, Office Manager Barbara D’Agostino Location: Fairfield, Conn. Employees: 12 (10 receiving health insurance) Sales: $2 million annually Payroll: $384... Read Full Story
Obama praises 'courageous' health vote
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers who voted for a healthcare reform bill in the House of Representatives are President Barack Obama said Sunday.
Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Obama praised the House members who enabled the healthcare package to pass by a narrow 220-215 margin, enabling it to advance to the U.S. Senate, saying,
Looking ahead to a tough fight in the upper chamber, Obama added,
The measure passed... Read Full Story
The defense secretary and attorney general are opposing an attempt to prohibit Guantanamo detainees from having civilian trials in the United States. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder said in an Oct. 30 letter that they want the option of having trials by military commission or civilian courts. A measure sponsored by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain and Independent Joe Lieberman would block the Justice Department from spending any funds to... Read Full Story
A Nancy Pelosi & Obamacare Reform Nightmares! H.R. 3962, Hello Socialism and Goodbye Free Markets; Provides Automatic FREE Healthcare for Newborns of Illegal Immigrants & Exempting Undocumented Immigrants from Massive Fines: By Marc Chamot Shame on you, Nancy Pelosi! She’s turning out to be the real “whip and a liar,” behind the Obamacare, healthcare reforms. It seems now that when President Obama said that the undocumented wouldn’t get taxpayer financed medical healthcare, it was all a big... Read Full Story
Congratulations, America. Joe Cao, I am sorry that your party will now crucify you. Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215. With the passage of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, proponents of health care reform took an important step forward, but turning the bill into law remains uncertain. It's unclear when the Senate will vote on a version of the health care legislation debated... Read Full Story
Late last night the House of Representatives passed the healthcare reform bill by a 220-215 vote with 39 Democrats voting against it and one Republican voting in favor.
The bill basically remained intact, the healthcare mandates (with possible jail time for those who don’t buy coverage) and public option are still in there so I guess at this point we can only look toward small victories.
Small victories is probably the wrong term to use when talking about abortion, but I am talking... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) --
Democrats in the U.S. House said Saturday they had the votes needed to pass a $1 trillion healthcare bill, a Washington publication reported.
Politico cited unnamed Democratic sources as saying their internal head counts show they have more than the 218 votes needed for passage.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said on the floor.
Since all Republicans are expected to vote against the bill, passage depends on keeping enough wavering Democrats in the... Read Full Story
By the time this editorial appears in print, the U.S. House may have voted on a massive, game-changing health care reform bill backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Here is the original:
One-party health care reform won’t get far (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) --
House Democratic leaders worked furiously to nail down final votes before a scheduled weekend vote on its plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system.
Democratic head counters said they didn't have the 218 confirmed votes necessary to pass the bill, but expressed confidence they'd exceed that number by the time it comes up for a vote Saturday evening, The New York Times reported Friday.
Among other things, the $1 trillion bill would extend healthcare to 96... Read Full Story
We have been told over and over again that there is nothing in the healthcare reform bill that would use taxpayer money to fund abortions. The Hyde amendment has been sited as proof that there will be no federally funded abortion but the Hyde amendment is attached to the appropriations portion of the bill and not to the main bill itself. This sets up a loophole that would possibly allow the government to create new agencies that would be able to use federal money to provide for abortion... Read Full Story
