Washington, D.C.–March 3, 2010 – 1:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing behind me — physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us to make much needed changes in [...]
March 4th, 2010
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From the Sun-Times:
Speaking at the opening of a community health center in the West Side Austin neighborhood Saturday, U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) said it’s “unfortunate” that senate Republicans won’t join Democratic efforts to pass a health care bill, but that the Democrats are ready to go it alone.
“I think [...]
February 28th, 2010
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From Media Matters for America:
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks told blogger Mike Stark that African Americans were much better off under slavery. Franks, the most conservative member of the Republican caucus, who has in the past called the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision "the greatest holocaust in the history of mankind," is not new to [...]
February 27th, 2010
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Rep. Anthony Weiner goes off on Republicans, saying they are owned by the health insurance industry.
He’s right. American health care is not a business goal. It’s life and death. That’s it.
Watch the video, and let’s pass health reform.
February 24th, 2010
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Rachel Maddow calls out Republicans who are being very deceptive about the so-called "nuclear option."
Republicans have used "reconciliation" to pass legislation many, many times over the past several years.
Watch the video, and let’s pass health reform.
February 24th, 2010
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I still love Colin Powell.
February 21st, 2010
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Soon-to-be former Senator Evan Bayh has an op-ed piece in today’s New York Times explaining why he will not seek reelection. He says Congress is in need of reform, that members of the respective parties in Congress don’t socialize as a group, choosing instead to only meet on the floors of the House or Senate, [...]
February 21st, 2010
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From the Chicago Sun-Times:
An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Indiana’s Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is building up steam.
Twitter is abuzz with the rumor and three separate Facebook groups have been set up, with the largest boasting about 2,000 members.
Mellencamp is no stranger to politics. In [...]
February 19th, 2010
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Something about pots calling kettles something comes to mind here…
From the Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Christopher S. Bond regularly railed against President Obama’s economic stimulus plan as irresponsible spending that would drive up the national debt. But behind the scenes, the Missouri Republican quietly sought more than $50 million from a federal agency [...]
February 16th, 2010
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Three cheers to the Party of No! If Obama does anything, the GOP is against it, even if they specifically asked him to do it.
No matter what it is.
From Open Left:
On February 8th, Republican House leader John Beohner sent a letter to the White House, demanding that the White House post online any health care [...]
February 15th, 2010
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