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Daily Archives: August 14, 2009
Bill Clinton: ‘The president needs your help’
Former President Bill Clinton was on his toes — and on message — as he urged supporters of President Barack Obama’s health care reform agenda to step up their efforts. Speaking Thursday to a crowd of political activists at the … Continue reading
Nevada’s Congressional Votes
Recent Senate Votes Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (80-17, 3 Not Voting) On Tuesday, the Senate passed this $124.3 billion bill funding the USDA, FDA and other related agencies … Continue reading
Dump Reid PAC is born
Nevada conservative activist Chuck Muth has started a partnership with Michigan activist Saul Anuzis to form a political action committee called Dump Reid PAC. As the name suggests, the group’s sole focus will be the defeat of Senate Majority Leader … Continue reading
Reform Reality Check: You can keep your own insurance
Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform debunks the myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors. To the contrary, reform will expand your choices, not eliminate … Continue reading
Reform Reality Check: You Medicare is safe, and stronger with reform
Robert Kocher of the National Economic Council debunks the myth that Health Insurance Reform would be financed by cutting Medicare benefits. To the contrary, reform would simply eliminate waste and unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies.
Reform Reality Check: Reform will benefit small business—not burden it
Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will hurt small businesses. To the contrary, reform will ease the burdens on small businesses and help level the playing field with big firms … Continue reading
Reform Reality Check: Vets’ health care is safe and sound
Matt Flavin, Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, explains that nothing in health insurance reform will affect veterans’ access to the care they get now. To the contrary, the President’s budget greatly expands coverage for veterans who have been … Continue reading
Reform Reality Check: The “euthanasia” distortion
Melody Barnes, the President’s Director of the Domestic Policy Council, debunks the malicious myth that reform would encourage or even require euthanasia for seniors.
Reform will stop rationing—not increase it
Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and who worked for years before as a physician, debunks the myth that reform will mean a “government takeover” of health care or lead to “rationing.” To the contrary, reform will … Continue reading