Posts Tagged ‘Senate’

Squeeze Play

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Divide and conquer, one amendment vote at a time:  GOP Woos Health Bill Moderates

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Recent Congressional Votes

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

A summary of recent Congressional action from Congress.org:

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Senate Vote On Abortion Funding Amendment Today

Monday, December 7th, 2009

There may be a vote on the abortion-funding amendment in the Senate health care reform debate today.  If you have strong feelings about whether your tax dollars go to funding abortion, today is a good opportunity to get your view on the record with  Senator Lugar and Senator Bayh.  A simple “I am opposed to tax-payer funded abortion in any health care reform bill” will do.

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Senate Dems Vote To Ration Medicare Home Health Care

Monday, December 7th, 2009

From the New York Times, Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts:

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How To Create And Save Health Insurance

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Here’s a confidence-booster.  The Senate is looking at a compromise measure to get over the public option hurdle in their debate on health care reform legislation.  Their bright idea?  Put the agency responsible for Recovery.gov and for tracking “jobs created or saved” by the stimulus fiasco, the Office of Personnel Management, in charge, according to the Wall Street Journal:

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What’s Congress Been Up To?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Recent Senate Votes from Congress.org’s Megavote:

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Making A Difference In Warsaw

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

A lot of enthusiastic people filled the gymnasium at Lakeview Middle School in Warsaw, IN, on Saturday, November 21, 2009, for the “Making A Difference in 2010″ rally.  I haven’t yet seen any official estimates, but there were well over 1000 present.  The event was sponsored by 12 Tea Party and 912 organizations.  If you weren’t able to make it, you missed some rip-roaring speeches and an illuminating question-and-answer session between three contenders for the position of Republican challenger against Senator Evan Bayh in 2010.

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All Tricks, No Treats

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

None Of Our Business

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Congress’ Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare – CONFIRMED

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Health Care On The Cheap

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Senate Democrats approved a “death panel by proxy” provision in the health care reform bill, even though one fears they may regret it.  A Washington Times editorial, The haunting of Medicare clawbacks

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