Monthly Archives: November 2009
CBO Releases Analysis of Health Bill Impact on Premiums
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has released an analysis “of how proposals being considered by the Congress to change the health care and health insurance systems would affect premiums paid for health insurance in various markets.” Specifically, they analyzed the … Continue reading
Filed under Health
Burris Would Support Health Bill in Current Form
Senate health legislation “would win Sen. Roland Burris’s (D-Ill.) vote in its current form unless the public option is removed, the senator said Monday,” according to The Hill. Burris, the single-term Illinois lawmaker who had threatened to vote against a … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Interviews
Sanders Will Oppose Bernanke
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “said on Sunday he will not vote to reconfirm Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve, in a preview of the rough treatment Bernanke may get this week on Capitol Hill,” Capitol Hill Blue reports. … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Reserve, Nominations
Gallup Survey Shows Lean Against Health Bill
A plurality of Americans “currently oppose healthcare reform legislation now being considered by Congress, according to the latest Gallup poll,” The Hill reports. 49 percent of individuals polled said they would recommend that their member of Congress vote against the … Continue reading
Plenty of Deals to be Made as Senate Begins Health Debate
After months of buildup, the “historic debate on health care reform opens on the Senate floor Monday — but the C-SPAN cameras won’t see the real action,” POLITICO reports. The next phase in the Democrats’ health care push will be … Continue reading
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Congress in Your Pocket
