by Bill Scher | Sep 26, 2007 | Blog
The morning after 159 congresspeople voted against the people's will, and sought to deny more health insurance for kids, might they be feeling any regrets? Time Magazine blogger Karen Tumulty writes: Democrats have been handed what could be a powerful issue going into...
by Bill Scher | Sep 26, 2007 | Blog
The House passed the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program last night, 265-159. 40 Republicans and four Democrats -- who last month voted against healthy kids -- now felt the pressure, recognized that the conservative misinformation campaign was a...
by Bill Scher | Sep 25, 2007 | Blog
The House floor debate over the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program is underway. (All the live action is on C-Span.) And conservatives looking to block the expansion don't seem to have any actual arguments against the program. Instead, they're...
by Bill Scher | Sep 25, 2007 | Blog
With the House vote on expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program expected later today, bloggers are rising up and putting heat on wavering congresspeople. FireDogLake: Having worked with at risk children in abuse and neglect cases, I can tell you first...
by Bill Scher | Sep 24, 2007 | Blog
The battle over the State Children's Health Insurance Program is heating up. This week, Congress is set to pass legislation to cover millions more kids. President Bush plans to veto the bill. There is bipartisan support for expansion in both houses, but at the moment,...
by Bill Scher | Sep 24, 2007 | Blog
With Sen. Hillary Clinton on all four major network Sunday shows, chances were better than usual that our Watchdog question would get asked. And it was. Both ABC's This Week and CBS' Face The Nation essentially asked if she expects to leave troops in Iraq...
