Tag Archives: Health Care

Malarkey About Health Care

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Featheriver

FactCheck.org writes: We’ve seldom seen a piece of legislation so widely misrepresented, and misunderstood, as the new health care law. We stopped counting the number of articles and items we turned out on the subject after the total reached 100. … Continue reading →

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Is paying unemployment benefits a crime?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Featheriver

Is paying unemployment benefits a crime? Senator Tom Coburn, Republican Senator of my native state of Oklahoma thinks that extending payment of unemployment benefits to the jobless amounts to a crime, unless money is found to pay for it. He … Continue reading →

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Jon Ralston interview Sue Lowden on Health Care

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Featheriver

Jon Ralston of Face to Face interviews Republican candidate Sue Lowden about her position on reformation of health care in the U.S.

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Tea Party Signs Protest Obama HealthCare

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Featheriver

The Tea Party is out today protesting health care reform with their trademark signs. Huffington Post has a number of them along with a poll where you can classify the signs from a range of lame to totally outrageous. I … Continue reading →

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Democratic Senators balking at deals cut for their states being cut from healthcare reform

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Featheriver

While the Senate is almost certain to remove the controversial Nebraska deal known as the “Cornhusker Kickback” in a final health-care bill, President Obama’s efforts to cut out other state-specific arrangements are drawing resistance from lawmakers. Such deals include a … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid pushes back on Lowden’s attack ad

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Featheriver

Sue Lowden released a new TV Ad titled “One Size Fits All”, where she uses falsehoods and distortions to undermine Sen. Reid’s hard work reforming our broken health insurance system to ensure quality, affordable medical care for all Nevadans. In … Continue reading →

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Republicans Threaten Reconciliation

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Featheriver

Republicans have repeatedly warned Democrats that they’ll stop at nothing to stall the reconciliation process, which they can do by offering copious amounts of amendments. One Republican aide even said, “While debate time is limited, the number and content of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming events and things to notice

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Featheriver

Marla Turner sent a message to the members of Thinking Liberally on Facebook. I want to share it with you all. ——————– Subject: Important Events Taking Place This Week Hello Liberals! Several important events are taking place this week on … Continue reading →

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Nebraska favored over Nevada?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Featheriver

Politics and Senators. There is a tiny clause tucked into a 383-page Manager’s Amendment to the Senate health care reform bill. You can read it on page 98. It relates to money that states will have to pick up with … Continue reading →

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Is Health Reform Bill Constitutional?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Featheriver

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) filed a constitutional point of order against the legislation Tuesday, arguing that the mandate that all U.S. residents purchase health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional. [California Healthline] Ensign said that the federal government does … Continue reading →

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