dccc.org - 1/15/2009
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Politico: When Republicans whipped their House members into line to oppose a major expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program last spring, Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois lawmaker who will now be Barack Obama's chief of staff, made no bones about it: It ...
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Rep. McCotter Votes For SCHIP, Loses His Soul
Think Progress —
... after his “nay” vote, as did many of his colleagues. In fact, 11 Republicans who voted against SCHIP lost their seats in 2008. McCotter held on to his seat, but just barely — he won only “ ...
Opposing SCHIP Hurts Republicans
Daily Kos —
From the DCCC blog: Here are the 10 Republicans who stuck with their leaders on SCHIP, voted against children's health care and for that reason (among others) got swept aside: Rep. Steve Chabot (Ohio) Rep. Thelma Drake (Va.) Rep. Tom Feeney (Fla.) Rep. Robin Hayes (N.C.) Rep. Ric Keller (Fla.) Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (Mich.) Rep. John R. Kuhl (N.Y.) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.) Rep. Bill ...
Rep. McCotter Votes For SCHIP, Loses His ?Soul?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... after his “nay” vote, as did many of his colleagues. In fact, 11 Republicans who voted against SCHIP lost their seats in 2008. McCotter held on to his seat, but just barely — he won only “ ...
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