by Bill Scher | Apr 23, 2009 | Blog
The first congressional hearings regarding comprehensive clean energy and climate protection legislation were held yesterday, and the most important fact mentioned did not get much traditional media attention. When Energy Secretary Steven Chu was asked by a...
by Bill Scher | Apr 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Restoring Rules on Credit Cards Credit card crackdown bill moves. CNN/Money.com: " A key House panel on Wednesday advanced a bill to crack down on credit card interest rates and fees amid signs the Obama administration will try to toughen the bill further before it...
by Bill Scher | Apr 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Simple Majority Vote For Health Care? The Hill reports likely Senate support for simple majority vote on health care reform, including possibly Bayh: "Democrats appear to have the votes for a budget measure that would allow reform of the nation’s healthcare system...
by Bill Scher | Apr 21, 2009 | Blog
Senate leaders are negotiating health care reform with a wide range of "lobbyists representing doctors, hospitals, insurers, drugmakers, the American Cancer Society, the seniors lobby AARP and others," the Washington post reminds us today. Fair enough. Everyone...
by Bill Scher | Apr 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Senate Sets June Benchmark for Health Care Sens. Baucus and Kennedy tell President Obama they plan a June mark-up of health care legislation. Time's Jay Newton-Small: "The letter [to the President] is significant as it sets a time table that will now have political...
