tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/7/2009
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If you're a long-time politico, you may have seen it coming: Standing between progressives and fundamental health care reform is a 30-year Senate veteran with a reputation cemented long ago as a deal-maker -- or less charitably, as a sellout. Montana's Max Baucus is exactly the sort of centrist ...
blogs.tnr.com - 7/9/2009
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blogs.tnr.com —
On Wednesday, according to a Capitol Hill source,
the Senate Finance Committee distributed to its members a
list of about twenty ways to help pay for health care reform. Everything you could imagine was on the list: Taxes on soda and cigarettes. More ...
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Houston--er, Washington--We Have a Problem
rollcall.com - 7/8/2009
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rollcall.com —
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday
strongly urged Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop
a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill. Reid, whose leadership is ...
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Reid Loses Patience on Health Bill
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Mussolini and health care
Newshoggers.com —
... So how does this relate to the health care debate? We have to look no further than Montana's Democratic Senator Max Baucus. ...
Morning No: No, They Don't Care About You
Open Left - Front Page —
... every day (either for reeducation or treatment) - and was allocated a stipend by the government as caregiver, for a full year (equal to just under the minimum wage). Had we needed it, transport by ambulance would have been taken care of, free of charge for us (as it were, car commutes to the hospital could also be reimbursed). ...
Any questions?
- If you want to look, here's the draft text of Sen. Kennedy's HELP Committee bill.
- Sen. Max Baucus has a lot of ties to the insurance industry, which is probably why the bill coming out ...
LobbyBlog
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... FAQ TPM's Brian Beutler asks a simple question: Do Baucus' Ties To Health Care Industry Compromise His Reform Efforts? ...
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