Since the end of July the Senate Finance Committee has been the focus of health care reform discussions. More specifically,... View Article
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The health care reform debate has reached the final stretch and all eyes are Sen. Max Baucus and his bipartisan... View Article
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Despite what seemed to be a bruising August for health care reform efforts, Congress still appears to be on a... View Article
Continue readingKey Democrat in Health Care Talks Receives Large Health Industry Contributions in 2009
As the summer of the Democrats’ discontent winds to a close, the head count for health care reform in the... View Article
Continue readingKey Baucus Staffer Is Former Insurance Executive
LittleSis uncovers some quality dirt in the Senate Finance Committee: Senator Max Baucus’s chief health adviser, Elizabeth Fowler, has been... View Article
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Jane Hamsher brought to my attention this morning a contest being run over at Daily Kos to find out why... View Article
Continue readingSen. Inhofe: Never Gonna Read It
“I don’t have to read it, or know what’s in it. I’m going to oppose it anyways.” That’s Sen. Jim... View Article
Continue readingDaschle: Shadow Secretary & Health Care Lobbyist?
Despite his withdrawal from consideration for the Health and Human Services (HHS) cabinet position, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle... View Article
Continue readingWho Counts On Cloture?
While the guns of august rage at town halls throughout the country, pundits in Washington and staffers in Congress and... View Article
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CQ Politics reports that health care related PACs accounted for the top or second highest source of contributions for 15... View Article
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