time.com - 1/29/2009
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Early Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed President Obama's $819 billion plan to stimulate the struggling U.S. economy . But while the package that passed on a 244-188 near-party-line vote (and didn't garner a single Republican vote) included a bevy of tax cuts and spending ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/29/2009
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Women's health advocates were dismayed this week to
see the removal of family-planning aid from Congress' economic...
recovery bill after a push by Republicans to politicize a generally cut-and-dry issue of Medicaid waivers. ( Time has some good ...
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Source: Obama Plans to Get Family Planning Aid Done Soon
washingtonindependent.com - 1/27/2009
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President Barack Obama has signaled he will not
go to bat for birth control in the economic...
stimulus bill — a move likely to set off a firestorm among powerful forces in the Democratic Party. Obama has asked House Energy and Commerce Committee ...
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Obama Begs Waxman to Yank Birth Control from Stimulus
mcclatchydc.com - 1/27/2009
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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has told congressional Democrats
to drop a proposal to spend money on family...
planning from the proposed $825 billion plan to stimulate the economy. a White House aide told McClatchy. Obama is likely to offer that ...
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McClatchy Washington Bureau | 01/27/2009 | Obama drops ...
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The Family Planning Fracus
Swampland —
... I decided to take a look at what the provision actually would have done and at what the deal is now that it isn't part of the stimulus bill that just passed the House. ...
Source: Obama Plans to Get Family Planning Aid Done Soon
TPM Election Central —
Women's health advocates were dismayed this week to see the removal of family-planning aid from Congress' economic recovery bill after a push by Republicans to politicize a generally cut-and-dry issue of Medicaid waivers. (Time has some good background here.)
But the dismay may not last long. A source present at today's White House signing ceremony for the Lilly Ledbetter bill tells me that President Obama gave assurances that the family planning aid would be done soon -- perhaps as soon as next week, when the House is set to take up a ...
Source: Obama Plans to Get Family Planning Aid Done Soon
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Source: Talking Points Memo Source: Obama Plans to Get Family Planning Aid Done Soon By Elana Schor - January 29, 2009, 4:58PM Women's health advocates were dismayed this week to see the removal of family-planning aid from Congress' economic recovery bill after a push by Republicans to politicize a generally cut-and-dry issue of Medicaid waivers. (Time has some good background here.) http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1874683,... But the dismay may not last long. A source present at today's White House signing ceremony for the Lilly Ledbetter bill tells me that ...
About That Family Planning Provision
Comments from Left Field —
First, it’s not dead:
Women’s health advocates were dismayed this week to see the removal of family-planning aid from Congress’ economic recovery bill after a push by Republicans to politicize a generally cut-and-dry issue of Medicaid waivers. (Time has some good background here.)
But the dismay may not last long. A source present at today’s White House signing ceremony for the Lilly Ledbetter bill tells me that President Obama gave assurances that the family planning aid would be done soon ...
Obama Doesn't Hate Women After All
Swampland —
... As for conservatives who are readying their "Stop the Abortion Industry!" placards and talking points, they should chill out as well and read my ...
Fox&Friends Promotes “Pro-life,” Anti-Obama, And Persecution Of Christians Theme
News Hounds —
... and talked about the Newman Society’s petition (she didn’t mention Randall Terry). When Carlson said that many of the students support Obama, Walker said that things are changing and that “President Obama has proven to be the most radically pro-abortion President in history. Since his election he has endorsed using our federal funds to fund abortion overseas. He is rescinding conscience protections, taking away our freedom of religion essentially.” (Walker lied. No federal funds go to overseas abortions; but funding has been restored so that clinics that do ...
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Responding to President Obama's request, House Democrats cut a provision from the stimulus package that would expand contraceptive family planning for Medicaid patients--usually poor women and girls. He, in turn, was responding to Republicans' ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/13/2009 — by hilzoy Ben Smith at Politico has a story called 'Left Silent On Social Security, Medicare': " Strikingly, however, Obama appears to be getting unusual room to maneuver on entitlements by most of his liberal allies. On the subject of ...
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/3/2009 — This morning, as part of the on-going conservative campaign to cherry-pick and oppose isolated parts of the stimulus package, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough went a step too far, arguing that extending federal funds to cover states’ Medicaid ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 2/2/2009 — ...from House Republicans:
House Republicans are troubled by the rising unemployment rate and further signs of a severe economic downturn and believe Congress must act. Economic stimulus proposals should focus on job creation, small business ...
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