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Daily Archives: September 29, 2009
Nevada’s Congressional Delegation Votes
Recent Senate Votes Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – Vote Passed (77-21, 1 Not Voting) The Senate approved this $32.1 billion bill funding the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and related programs for the next … Continue reading
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Tagged Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Harry Reid, John Ensign, Shelley Berkley
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Democrats opposing Public Option bought off
OpenSecrets reports, “Today was not a good day for supporters of a government-sponsored health care plan.” Two senators, John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), offered two amendments that would add such an option to the the Senate Finance Committee‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Schumer, Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Harry Reid, John Ensign, John Kerry, John Rockefeller, Max Baucus, Orrin Hatch, Shelley Berkley
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Compare highest paid men and women
How does the pay of the 25 highest paid women compare with the 25 highest paid men? [Source: CNN Money]
The rabid bigot’s fringe element
This past weekend members of the Westboro Baptist Church brought their vitriolic message to Brooklyn. Known for picketing the funerals of soldiers with signs that read “GOD HATES FAGS” and similar wholesome messages, the Kansas-based group didn’t get much traction … Continue reading
9-year old boy charged with rape
Sometimes, being a judge, the wisdom of Solomon is needed. This is a case of one culture clashing with another culture. A 9-year-old boy in Arizona is charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl. He is one of … Continue reading
U.S. Chamber of Commerce is losing members
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lost two of its members: Exelon and New Mexico’s Public Service Company and Pacific Gas and Electric. Exelon, the nation’s largest nuclear power generator, says “inaction on climate is not an option.” They quit … Continue reading
Will the public option make it in the Senate?
CNN says “It’s not clear whether the two Democrats [Chuck Schumer and Jay Rockefeller] have the votes on the [Finance] committee to get their amendments passed.” A public option would be a government-funded, government-run health care option, similar to Medicare. … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Single-Payer Healthcare
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