Sen. Bond
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats looked to be on the verge of advancing legislation to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system despite spirited protests today by Missouri Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond and a unified Republican Party.
With a a key procedural vote scheduled for…
[...]Roy Blunt wants to make sure insurance companies can keep discriminating based pre-existing conditions.
Allen Icet promises to serve a full term if elected Auditor, and ripped Thomas Schweich (rhymes with "bike") for short-sighted, selfish thinking and empty threats.
Roy Blunt and Kit Bond want people to know [...]
Why a small business owner isn't hiring right now
Discrimination protest at P&L District this Saturday
How gay marriage could help kickstart the economy in Missouri, an in-depth look at the system of health care insurance in Switzerland, and the difficulty in finding [...]
A recurring concern within our national health care debate has been about insurance, and how to make it work for our friends that don’t want, or cannot afford, to participate. This led some of us to examine how that problem is solved elsewhere. One approach is seen in Switzerland. As [...]
Durbin
WASHINGTON — As the No. 2 Democratic leader in the Senate, Illinois’ Dick Durbin has the task of marshaling votes for the health insurance overhaul championed by his party and his president.
Sounds like he might not see success any time soon.
“We’re…
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A short dispatch from The Star's Steve Kraske, posted here in full:
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, tweeted today that President Obama told ABC that jail time is appropriate punishment for not buying health insurance.
Lt. Gov. Peter KinderMissouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, tweeted today that President Obama told ABC that jail time is appropriate punishment for not buying health insurance.
Except that Obama didn't say that.
Callahan
WASHINGTON — Throughout the months of health care debate, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has told stories of constituents fighting insurance companies.
On Monday, Durbin shared the story of Southern Illinois University baseball coach Dan Callahan.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Durbin implored colleagues…
[...]This tweet from the News-Leader's Chad Livengood about the House Democrats' health care bill got my heart racing yesterday:
Under House health care bill, failure to buy insurance will become a felony w/ 5-year jail time: [tinyurl.com]
This makes about as much sense as saying there are new criminal penalties' [...]
By DAVE HELLING and DAVID GOLDSTEIN
The Kansas City Star
A pounded gavel, the votes, then four words: “The bill is passed.”
With that, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced narrow passage Saturday of historic legislation that would fundamentally change American health care for decades.
Democrats erupted in weary applause and cheers after a day-long [...]
Hoyer
WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said this morning that Democrats are closing in on the votes needed for the U.S. House to pass a bill with historic changes in health insurance.
But lacking 218 votes, Hoyer said Democrats were continuing to persuade members in his party nervous about…
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Rep. Todd Akin greets Capitol protesters today.
WASHINGTON — Chanting “Kill the Bill, Kill the Bill,” thousands of people are rallying this afternoon at the U.S. Capitol, protesting Democrats’ health-care legislation and blaming Washington for a host of perceived ills from [...]
Americans United for Change has a last-minute ad up today slamming the GOP health bill, two days before the House is expected for vote on the Democratic proposal.
via The Hill
[...]Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer released a list of reasons why he opposes the House Democrats' health care plan yesterday. It's a pretty standard list of Republican talking points: laughable claims from the insurance industry-owned Lewin Group (Blaine calls them "on-partisan actuaries"), bureaucrats are bad, anything "government-run" is bad, etc.
The first' [...]
Because if there's any group of folks who know how to reign in health care costs, it's insurance companies. And if they're any place to find reasonable information, it's the opinion section of the Wall Street Journal.
The White House responded to the WellPoint study two' [...]
House Republicans have produced their health care bill -- it contains no prohibitions against insurance companies denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, which numerous Republicans believe is a necessary reform.
Health care reform is complicated.
If Democrats suffer a loss in an upstate New York congressional race [...]
