Scott P. Brown pulled off one of the biggest upsets in political history, defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to succeed Ted Kennedy as the state’s next U.S. senator. In a tweet sent to his Twitter followers upon winning, Brown said, “The people have spoken, thank you!” Click here to read related stories on Boston.com.
The People have spoken, indeed. This [...]
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The day before the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on the health care reform bill authored by Senator Max Baucus, health insurers announced they plan to issue a report warning that typical families will end up paying a lot more for their health insurance. From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer website article:
“The report makes clear [...]
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The Senate Finance Committee will vote on the health care reform bill on Tuesday, after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a preliminary report that estimates the bill authored by Senator Max Baucus of Montana will cost us $829 billion and reduce the projected deficit by $81 billion over 10 years.
From an October 8 article in The Hill:
The Senate Finance Committee will [...]
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The Senate Finance Committee is expected to pass the big health care reform bill this week, which will send it to the Senate floor for debate, amendments and a final vote on passage. In anticipation of this, eight moderate Democrats sent a letter yesterday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, calling on him to make [...]
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