by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2009 | Blog
Sen. Olympia Snowe, before breaking party ranks to join all Democrats on the Senate Finance in support of health care reform, said the most accurate thing of the day: "This will not be the final bill." Knowing that fact, one wonders why Snowe wanted to wait for a more...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2009 | Blog
Just as the Senate Finance Committee is about to pass a health care bill without a public option, the insurance lobby's last-minute hissy fit exposed the weakness of its argument against a public option. America’s Health Insurance Plans, the main insurance lobby...
by Bill Scher | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Insurance Lobby Misfires Before Finance Vote Sen. Baucus tells USA Today he has a majority for today's health care cmte vote, but it is still unknown if Sen....
by Bill Scher | Oct 11, 2009 | Blog
Last week, I struck a hopeful note after GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed interest in a climate bill compromise that included a carbon cap in exchange for support for some nuclear power and coastal drilling. But my expectations it would really happen remained low....
by Bill Scher | Oct 8, 2009 | Blog
After all year repeatedly citing Congressional Budget Office
