wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 10/15/2009
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As Democrats move to reconcile the Senate Finance bill with the far more progressive HELP legislation , some are hoping to attract the vote of so-called moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). This morning, during an appearance on Fox & Friends, Collins laid out her objections to the Senate ...
seminal.firedoglake.com - 10/16/2009
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seminal.firedoglake.com —
via Brooks Elliott The New York Times finally
caught up with the phony claim Max Baucus and
CBO foisted on the media that the Baucus reform bill is the only bill that is deficit neutral. But that’s all smoke, mirrors, and heroic ...
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Health Care Reform: Only the Baucus Bill is Deficit ...
themoderatevoice.com - 10/14/2009
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themoderatevoice.com —
A second Republican senator has indicated that she’s
open to voting for health care legislation this year.
Sen. Olympia Snowe’s Maine colleague, fellow Republican Susan Collins, said in a statement : “There simply is no question that our nation’s health care system requires ...
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Collins Signals Cover for Snowe
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 10/14/2009
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
Is Senator Susan Collins open to supporting the
health care reform proposal in the Senate? The Associated
Press caused a bit of a stir in Democratic circles this morning by reporting that Collins, the other moderate GOPer from Maine, may be ...
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Susan Collins Open To Supporting Reform Proposal? Her ...
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What Does Susan Collins Want?
Matthew Yglesias —
... Igor Volsky has a good post taking a look at Senator Susan Collins’ objections to the Finance Committee version of health reform. She appears to me to be taking a constructive tone with regard to the whole thing, but as is frustratingly often the case on this issue her concerns are somewhat contradictory. She’s concerned the bill doesn’t do enough to ensure affordability, but she opposes additional revenue measures to enhance affordability. She’s concerned the bill doesn’t do enough to control costs, but she’s voiced objections to many of the ...
Daily Treatment, Advice Columnist Edition
The New Republic blogs —
... thinks liberals should learn the difference between holding a seat in the Senate and getting that senator's vote. Igor Volsky thinks Susan Collins should make up her mind about what she really wants out of legislation. Now, if only a few other senators heeded that advice as well.... ...
Fred Hiatt's Strange Argument
Obsidian Wings —
... Hiatt's main concern is cost control. He thinks (maybe correctly) that Congress is punting on controlling costs. Instead, Hiatt wants Congress (1) to impose taxes on employer-provided health care benefits; and (2) to cede their power over Medicare reimbursement rates, etc. (For the record, the Baucus bill includes the latter -- along with many other promising cost-reducing measures). ...
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Collins: No Public Option, No Triggers.
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/14/2009 — The word for the last week or two has been that the White House is hoping that, by moving toward a "triggered" public option, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) will be the 60th vote for health care reform. In the background, many have wondered whether ...
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thehill.com 9/13/2009 — A key swing vote on healthcare reform said Sunday she would not support a public option "trigger" -- a series of benchmarks that, if not met by a certain time, would authorize the creation of a government insurance program. "No -- the problem with ...
A Key Player on Health-Care Reform —
Wash Post In Congress 10/16/2009
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) has been a passionate, and often blunt, voice for health-care reform for nearly four decades, starting when, as a young Vista volunteer, he took children to the dentist in the rural hills of Appalachia. A scion of ...
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