huffingtonpost.com - 15 days ago
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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) was caught off guard when pressed about health care in Washington D.C. earlier this week.
In footage of the incident posted by mrcawguy on YouTube, the South Carolina lawmaker said that his goal in the Senate's health care debate is to make sure that "everyone has ...
thehill.com - 18 days ago
washingtontimes.com - 11 days ago
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washingtontimes.com —
S.A. Miller Sen. Jim DeMint says Washington politicians
are like fruit on the vine: the longer they
hang around, the more rotten they get. The South Carolina Republican - hearkening back to the days of the party's "Contract with America" - on Tuesday ...
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DeMint tries to ban 'permanent politicians'
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 18 days ago
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
Another scene from the post-NY-23 GOP civil war…
On a conference call with reporters just now, conservative
Senator Jim DeMint — who has endorsed a conservative candidate to run in a GOP Senate primary against businesswoman Carly Fiorina, ...
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DeMint: I’m Backing Conservative Candidate Because He’ll ...
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The enduring love for emergency rooms
Political Animal —
... Americans have health care, every single one." With 45,000 Americans dying every year because they lack coverage, King's nonsense is both foolish and offensive. But there has to be some basis for the claim, right? King didn't specify what he meant, but the only way it makes any sense at all is if you believe that literally "all" Americans "have health care" by virtue of the fact that they can go to an emergency room. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) echoed this sentiment just this week, noting , "No one is going to go without health care because everyone can show up at the ...
New Study Contradicts GOP Claim That ‘Everyone Can Just Go To The Hospital, Uninsured 2x Likely To Die In ER
Wonk Room —
... - Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC): “Well, no one is going to go without health care, because everyone can just show up at the hospital, but that’s just not the most efficient way to do it.” [Huffington Post, 11/04/2009] ...
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 10/20/2009 — WASHINGTON (CNN) - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is denouncing remarks by two Republican officials in his state that were published in a controversial weekend op-ed which included a Jewish stereotype.
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/22/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) aimed a scathing floor speech this morning at Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), who is fast becoming the face of health care opposition for Democrats.
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A Textbook Case of How to NOT Reform Healthcare
librarygrape.com 6/26/2009 — This ephemeral bit of health care policy drivel from Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)* is not only nonsense, it's also reckless and dangerous: [A]s DeMint sees it, Americans would be given vouchers -- $2,000 dollars for individuals, up to $5,000 for families -- to go buy private insurance. Voila, ...
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thehill.com 10/3/2009 — The Honduran government is upholding the rule of law and supporting democracy, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said after returning from a fact-finding trip to the country. DeMint led a delegation including Reps. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), Peter Roskam ...
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thetandd.com 10/19/2009 — Recently your newspaper published a letter from state Rep. Bakari Sellers attacking U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and his opposition to congressional earmarks. There is a saying that the Jews who are wealthy got that way not by watching dollars, but instead by ...
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CNN Political Ticker 15 days ago
Washington (CNN) - Foes of the House Democrats' health care bill rallied outside the Capitol Saturday afternoon, hours before what many of them anticipate will be a setback for their position - approval of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill.
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