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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway leans left, but not on all issues

Within two weeks of winning Kentucky’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, Rand Paul sent out at least four e-mails describing Democratic opponent Jack Conway as “too far left,” linking him to “his liberal Washington, D.C., buddies.”

When will people start to realize health insurance companies run …

Lobbyists for the big health insurance companies have always had Washington politicos in their back pocket. That is why you never see anything done to really. … industry gives around 26 million dollars each year evenly divided between parties. The Lawyers give around 236 million dollars each year , 80% going to the democratic party. Lawyers are the largest special interest group. Lawyers donate more than the rest of the top 20 interest groups and industries combined. …

House passes historic health care reform legislation

WASHINGTON — Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near-universal coverage.

Obama's health insurance rule — it was a GOP idea – The Oakland …

“Hillary Clinton believed strongly in universal coverage,” said Neera Tanden, her top health care adviser in the 2008 Democratic campaign. “I said to her, ‘You are not going to be able to say it’s universal coverage unless you have a mandate. ….. 1. The MA plans provides a tax credit if you don’t have health insurance – it does not penalize you for no buying a plan. 2. The MA plan does not include a government takeover of health insurance companies in the state. …

Barack Obama's Health Care Plan: "This is what change looks like"

Another condition of the plan is that every American would be required to carry health coverage. Obama also included that he would make medical spending cuts and taxes on insurance companies that offer expensive plans. … As Nancy-Ann DeParle, a top White House adviser, put it was a “clarifying moment” in the long, fiery health care debate [2]. Another seven weeks of political warfare would pass before the president and Democratic leaders persuaded, pleaded and pushed …

Congress Approves Historic Health Care Bill (NBC 17 Raleigh)

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage. Widely viewed as dead two months ago, the Senate-passed bill cleared the House on a …

Congress clears historic health care bill | San Francisco Examiner

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, … Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the top -ranking black member of the House. Republicans readily agreed the bill would affect everyone in America, but warned repeatedly of the burden imposed by more than $900 billion in tax increases and …

Congress clears historic health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News)

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.

Congress clears historic health care bill (San Francisco Chronicle)

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in…

Congress clears landmark health care bill extending insurance to millions (ABC 26 New Orleans)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.