NY Lawmakers Reject Same-Sex Marriage Bill
State lawmakers for New York decided on Wednesday to reject a bill that would have made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage. The measure needed thirty-two votes in order to pass, and failed by a margin that was significantly wider than expected. The bill was eight votes short, instead failing with a twenty-four [...]
Pelosi says Health Bill to Address Antitrust
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that she’ll be including a measure that removes health insurers’ federal antitrust exemption in the upcoming sweeping health care legislation. Pelosi made her announcement on Thursday, which was a day after Senate Democratic leaders said they would take the same step with the Senate’s health care overhaul bill. [...]
Health Overhaul Vote in Senate
President Obama’s plan to revamp the nation’s health care system is about to become even closer to reality. The Senate Finance Committee was poised on Tuesday to approve legislation that would require virtually every American to purchase insurance, as well as a host of other changes to the nation’s two and a half trillion dollar [...]
Senate Approves Native American Apology
The Senate recently approved a resolution in order to apologize to Native Americans for decades of “ill-conceived policies” and numerous acts of violence by US citizens. Lawmakers reported that the resolution, which was included in a defense spending bill, was primarily a symbolic gesture to foster a renewed commitment to helping tribal communities. The resolution [...]
Government Health Insurance Rejected in Senate
The option of including a government-run health insurance option was rejected in the Senate on two separate occasions, even though members of both political parties agreed that the reliance on health insurance companies will have to change. Mondana Democrat Max Baucus, who is the Senate Finance Committee Chairman, is hoping to push his “middle-of-the-road” measure [...]
Health Care Bill Is Badly Needed
Posted by Allen P Wilkinson on November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It seems that wherever you turn these days, you cannot escape talk on the proposed health care plan wending its way through Congress. First, I think that everyone agrees that we need an overhaul of the current health care system. It just isn’t working. The costs are so prohibitive that many Americans cannot afford any [...]
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