republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov - 16 days ago
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republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov —
Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and
Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from
the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained ...
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PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
weeklystandard.com - 16 days ago
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weeklystandard.com —
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD
that the speaker will not allow the final language
of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement ...
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Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill ...
tnr.com - 16 days ago
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tnr.com —
Jacob S. Hacker is the Stanley B. Resor
Professor of Political Science at Yale University, author of
The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream , and an occasional contributor to The Treatment. Diane ...
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Yes, the House Public Plan Works
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“But the Democrats have a policy response: they are about to vote on hundreds of billions in new taxes, a regimen of new fines and mandates for businesses, and a takeover of the health-care industry.”
Chicago Boyz —
... An unwieldy bill – of truly gargantuan proportions – hastily and stealthily voted on, in the cover of night, er, I mean, on Saturday or Sunday. Sounds prudent. The very picture of competence. The height of clear thinking, modesty and servant-of-the-people servanting! Why worry? What could possibly go wrong? ...
Will There be a Vote on Health Care Tomorrow?
The Moderate Voice —
... Creigh Deeds by a 61 to 39 percent margin. The newly energized GOP will definitely be gunning for Perriello next year.
Never mind the fact that Pelosi has gone back on her promise to put any final health care bill up on line for 72 hours before a vote. Given the recent slides in public approval for this plan, combined with the fact that her flock will all be facing the voters’ wrath again next year, there are plenty of nervous nellies in the crowd.
Ed Morrissey observes:
So either they have to face down their constituents or ...
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First Read 16 days ago
From NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, Luke Russert and Domenico Montanaro The House is coming on tomorrow for what was supposed to be a rare Saturday vote on health care.
But signs are pointing to a delay to Sunday or possibly next week due, in part, to ...