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Trigger Unhappy
Rep. George Miller on why a 'trigger' in health-care reform won't work.
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Medicare Bill Fails Because of Nervous Democrats
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate rejected a cloture motion that would have brought Sen. Debbie Stabenow's Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 to the floor. Here at the Gaggle we don't normally write about the daily dramas on the Senate floor. So why is this vote worth analyzing? Because it shows how deeply nervous Senate Democrats are about spending increases.
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Will Democrats Keep Campaign Promises, or Committee Chairs?
A case for adopting an aggressive approach to replacing congressional committee chairmen.
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10/02/2009PoliticsWhy Don’t Liberals Care About Health Care?
…voted against both amendments offered in the Finance Committee for a public option. But if you're Max Baucus in Montana, Kent Conrad in North Dakota, or Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas, MoveOn radio ads attacking your vote are a godsend. If it wants to have …
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10/01/2009BlogsJon Stewart Is Dead On. Well, Almost.
…Senate Democrats forcing their party to compromise so thoroughly. It's pretty obvious who they are. Blanche Lincoln, Kent Conrad , Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman (who caucuses with the Democrats), and Evan Bayh are the main offenders …
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09/30/2009BlogsAbstinence-Only Education Is Back
abstinence-only education that President Obama had previously removed in his budget proposal earlier this year. Committee Republicans were joined by Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Kent Conrad in voting up the measure, which passed 12-11.
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09/29/2009BlogsDems Vote Down Public Option Twice
…against the amendment were committee chairman Max Baucus (Montana), Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas), Bill Nelson (Florida), Kent Conrad (North Dakota), and Tom Carper (Delaware). Those names shouldn't come as a surprise. They're all moderate or conservative …
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08/20/2009Tech and BusinessHealth Care Hypocrisy
…health insurance for much of his adult life. Same for Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich. Democratic senators like Max Baucus, Kent Conrad , and Ben Nelson? Yes, yes, and yes. Law professors at the University of Tennessee have it. The employees of George Mason …
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