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11/21/09 Sen. MIke Crapo (R-ID) Delivers Weekly GOP Address on Health Care (video)
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Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) delivers the weekly Republican address about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074 page health care bill.Sen. Crapo says, "Th...
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Crapo: Read the Senate health bill yourself
— thehill.com — On the day of the Senate’s first vote on healthcare reform legislation, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) gave... the GOP’s address. Read more... (more) Crapo: Read the Senate health bill yourself
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Weekly Address: President Obama Delivers Thanksgiving Greeting
— whitehouse.gov — WASHINGTON – In the midst of these challenging times for our nation, President Barack Obama used his... weekly address to express gratitude to America’s military men and women and their families, and give thanks for our nation’s many ... (more) Weekly Address: President Obama Delivers Thanksgiving ...
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The Saturday Word: A Rare Senate Session
The Caucus — President Obama used his weekly address to tout what he described as the major successes of his Asian tour — “progress” in discussions with China and Russia about new clean energy initiatives and the efforts by the countries to rein in the nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea. (Mr. Obama’s closeness with China may have rubbed Indian officials the wrong way days before India’s Prime Minister visits the White House, reports The Washington Post.) But, Mr. Obama said that one of the main reasons for his trip was to speak with Asian leaders about reclaiming millions of jobs lost during the recession.“We have an obligation to consider every additional, responsible ...

VIDEO: The presidential and GOP weekly addresses
News — This morning, President Barack Obama focused on jobs, not healthcare, during his weekly address pre-taped in Seoul, Korea. VIDEO: On the other hand, Republican Sen. Mike Crapo (Idaho) took aim at today's healthcare vote, urging people to read the bill themselves. VIDEO:

Republican Weekly Address: Harry Reid’s Nationalized Health Care Plan Is a National Disaster
Gateway Pundit — Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) delivered the weekly Republican address about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s 2,074 page health care bill. Democrats plan on ramming a vote on nationalized health care through the Senate at 8:00 PM EST tonight. From the video: Sen. Crapo says, “This 2000-page bill will drive up the cost of health care insurance and medical care, not down, increase taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars, cut Medicare for senior citizens by hundreds of billions of dollars, grow the federal government by over $2.4 trillion in new spending, push the needy uninsured into ...

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