by Bill Scher | Jul 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
CBO Ignores Cost Savings In Health Care Bill, More Still To Come CBO chief dumps on current incarnations of health care bills in Senate testimony. W. Post: "Congress's chief budget analyst delivered a devastating assessment yesterday of the health-care proposals...
by Bill Scher | Jul 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Oh Noes! Senate Bill Not Bipartisan. How Did It Ever Pass?! Senate health committee passes public plan option. Insurance lobby cries. W. Post: "President Obama's ambitious drive to overhaul the nation's $2.3 trillion health-care system cleared a key Senate committee...
by Bill Scher | Jul 15, 2009 | Blog
Thank you Sarah Palin, for crystallizing the choice facing us on climate and energy. With her Washington Post oped, Sarah Palin is taking her position as the most popular Republican among Republicans to lead conservative opposition to the clean energy jobs and climate...
by Bill Scher | Jul 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Cost-Saving Public Plan In House Bill The Hill on timing for legislation: "Three House committees will begin marking up their legislation before the end of the week, setting up what would be a historic vote on President Obama’s signature domestic issue in just over...
by Bill Scher | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
House Dems To Release Detailed Health Care Bill Today The Hill: Pelosi said a more detailed House bill will now be made public on Tuesday, but added it will still need to be changed to win over skeptical voters in her own caucus. Committee action on the bill could...