Democratic Governors Voice Concern Over Health Care Bill
Republican governors are not alone in being concerned about what the proposed health care legislation might mean for their already overstrained budgets: Democrats share the same worries. “We’ve got concerns,” Gov. Jack Markell of Delaware said in an interview Wednesday, hours before getting elected as the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. “And we’re [...]
Read MoreLa. can?t afford health-care bill
The United States Senate seems headed for a vote on a nearly $1 trillion health-care overhaul. We all recognize the need to change the current system of delivering and financing health care — in order to ensure quality and to make coverage more affordable. The problem is that there is no evidence that the current [...]
Read MoreKing will continue to fight health-care bill
U. S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Democrats are working to create a “dependency class” in America in an effort to expand their political base and stay in power. “That’s part of the motive,” King said when discussing federal health-care reform efforts with reporters after a Tuesday taping of Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press. ”King, [...]
Read MoreEven a ‘scaled-down’ health bill is dangerous
Last week, Democratic leaders in the Senate caved to Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s demands and stripped away some major provisions from their health reform legislation, including the public option and a plan that would have allowed middle-age Americans to “buy in” to Medicare. With Connecticut independent Lieberman’s support seemingly secured — for the time being — [...]
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