Nov 7th, 2009 - New York Times
In an odd coincidence, the House debate on Saturday to overhaul health care took place on the third anniversary of the 2006 election that gave Democrats majority control after 12 years of Republican dominance. It fell to President Obama and to Congressional leaders to persuade those Democrats still sweating the final vote that it would not prove the party’s undoing in next November’s midterm elections.
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Nov 9th, 2009 - FOXNews
President Obama got deeply involved in lobbying House Democrats in person to pass the health care bill this weekend, but the close vote Saturday night may make it more...Pro-choice advocates furious over abortion amendment in Health care bill
Nov 9th, 2009 - NY Daily News
Pro-choice advocates were furious Sunday after House Democratic leaders allowed a deal to ban insurance coverage for abortions to be part of their health care reform bill.
Coakley: No on health care bill
Nov 9th, 2009 - Boston
Attorney General Martha Coakley said this morning that she would have voted against the landmark health care bill approved by the House over the weekend because it includes a provision restricting federal funding for providers of abortion services.
Abortion Rights Activists Say Stupak-Pitts Amendment Would Hurt Women's Rights
Nov 9th, 2009 - ABC News
An amendment included in the House health care bill passed this weekend promising to restrict federal funding for abortions has reignited a fiery debate on one of the most controversial issues in the country. The Stupak-Pitts amendment...
More Delays? House Health Care Bill Vote May Not Come Until Sunday
Nov 6th, 2009 - ABC News
Members of the House of Representatives are poised to vote Saturday on health care legislation, but a top Democratic leader acknowledged today that the vote may get pushed...
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- Michelle Bachman on Pelosi...Rep. Michelle Bachman is calling all Americans to join her on the steps of the Capital Building in Washington DC on Thursday November 5th to stop "the Crown Jewel of Socialism" - the democrat's bill to take over the healthcare industry ...
- John Conyers on Reading...Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) inadvertently gives a great reason why they should take longer than 15 hours after finishing a bill in committee before voting on it on the floor. Video taken at the National Press Club and belongs to CNSNews.com.
- Congressman Mike Rogers'...Congressman Rogers' makes his opening statement on Health Care reform legislation that is under debate in Congress.
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Lots of goodies for labor tucked away in health bill
Now that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed its version of a health care reform bill, all eyes turn to the Senate. No matter where you stand in the debate over issues such as the public option, big labor bosses hope you do not notice some lower-profile provisions tucked into the pages of this massive proposal. (Political Opinion)
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