Baucus’ Excuse For Voting Against Public Option In Healthcare Reform Bill
Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus’ statement in the markup meeting before he voted against the Rockefeller amendment to add public option to the healthcare bill.
View ArticleHey Rep. Boehner! I’m An American, And I Support A Public Option
On Oct 1, House Minority Leader John Boehner told reporters, “I’m still trying to find the first American to talk to who’s in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the...
View ArticleSenators Send Reid A Letter Urging Inclusion Of Public Option In Health...
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, circulated a letter Thursday to show depth of support for public option among Senate Democrats. Thirty U.S. Senators signed a letter today urging the inclusion of a public...
View ArticleThe Democrats: Really, You Just Gotta Laugh
The Democrats in Congress, and their main man Barack Obama in the White House, have taken tens of millions in legal bribes from the health insurance industry over the past year, and have obligingly...
View Article‘Blue Cross Is Telling A Lie’
Twelve people were arrested in an act of civil disobedience in front of Blue Cross headquarters in downtown Los Angeles earlier this week. One of the organizers, Sam Pullen, 31, refused to give...
View ArticleConstitutional Challenges to Health Care Reform
Does the United States Constitution allow Congress to force people to purchase a product (health insurance) from a private corporation, and fine them or tax them if they refuse? The answer is a matter...
View ArticleHere Comes Single-Payer Healthcare in Another State
A bill to create single-payer healthcare in California has passed that state’s senate for the third time now. Californians just need to persuade a governor to sign it. Single-payer healthcare bills are...
View ArticleProtesters Target Anthem Blue Cross
On the heels of a 39% rate hike on premiums, protesters took to the streets outside Anthem Blue Cross’ downtown Los Angeles office to voice their disapproval–as well as galvanize the Senate into...
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