by Bill Scher | Sep 15, 2009 | Blog
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, chair of the health subcommittee in the Senate Finance Committee, just announced on a media conference call with the Institute for America's Future, that there is "no way" he will vote for the new bill drafted by Sen. Max Baucus. At the top of...
by Bill Scher | Sep 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Baucus Plan Appears To Make No One Happy Democrats unhappy with effort to make coverage affordable. W. Post: "Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) declared himself...
by Bill Scher | Sep 14, 2009 | Blog
ABC News' polling director Gary Langer makes a notable observation about the W. Post/ABC health care polls from today and June: "[Our] June poll found that support for a public option drops dramatically if it would put many private insurers out of business, as critics...
by Bill Scher | Sep 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Prez Heads To Wall Street To Recharge Reform Effort LA Times previews financial reform speech: "The momentum for those reforms has been weakening recently as...
by Bill Scher | Sep 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Prez Speech Reverberates On Capitol Hill As Talks Continue Another poll shows bounce for reform. CBS: "Last week, just 40 percent of these adults approved of...
