by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
Senator Barack Obama reiterated his pledge to achieve universal health care by the end of his first term as president, and urged voters to "judge" his performance on that pledge. He downplayed policy details, saying "every four years someone trots out a white paper,"...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said the "cornerstone" of his plan is to allow all Americans and business to be able to purchase the same coverage that members of Congress have, while offering "help" for those will low-incomes. He also argued for an expansion of...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
Former Senator John Edwards kicked off the presidential forum by laying out his previously announced plan (which we've blogged about here, here, here and here.) He stressed that his plan "covers all Americans" through "shared responsibilities." He noted that...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union are hosting the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential forum in Las Vegas, starting today at 12 PM ET, 9 AM PT today. You can watch the debate at ThinkProgress, and we'll be blogging the...
by Roger Hickey | Mar 23, 2007 | Blog
The presidential candidates are feeling the pressure from voters to tackle the escalating health care crisis with bold and comprehensive solutions. So when the Center for American Progress and the Service Employees International Union invited all the candidates to Las...