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House Health Care Vote Sunday, Prospects in the Senate
Published on 2010-03-18 23:16:00
The House looks to pass the heatlhcare vote. Here's the Sunday schedule according to the Hill: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) took to the House floor Thursday to lay out the House's schedule for this weekend, when they are expected to vote on the healthcare bill.Hoyer said Thursday after the Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate of the legislation that the House is now eying a Sunday vote on the measure.The House will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday with votes happening as
Illinois to Change Primary Date
Published on 2010-03-17 12:52:00
Governor Pat Quinn is expected to move the Illinois primary back to March. You'll remember that Democrats in Illinois lobbied the State House to move the primary date to early February to boost the campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama. I find the repercussions of the February primary interesting, low turnout aside. Reports Huffington Post: The Tribune report also mentions the Scott Lee Cohen debacle, saying that "the early primary date was partly blamed" for the media's improper vetting
Christ, Compassion & the Health Care Bill
Published on 2009-12-24 04:17:00
Today the Senate passed its most landmark piece of health care reform legislation since Medicare in 1965. In commemoration of the passage of this legislation on Chirstmas Eve, I offer the perspective of a liberal Christian regarding the teachings of Jesus Christ and the responsibility of the wealthy.At the onset I'll say that this is strange for me. I don't discuss religion with my friends or family (and for a reason) - I like to respect others' views on God and the afterlife. I grew up in a Cat
