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Ads target Rogers for opposing health bill
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, is one of 32 Republican lawmakers the Democratic National Committee is lashing out against for voting against the U.S. House-approved health-care bill.
Thompson introduces solar legislation
North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson introduced legislation this week aimed at boosting solar panel manufacturing in the United States, and creating new green jobs in the process.
Congress ignores Constitution in pursuit of sweeping health care reform
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, private meetings in the back rooms of the Capitol, murky obfuscation, misleading statements and outright mistruths, and other varieties of objectionable behavior, the speaker of the House of Representatives finally maneuvered the enormously expensive and power-grabbing health care reform bill through to ...
Op-Ed: Something both parties can agree on
Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow last year had the 11th most liberal voting record in the Senate -- exceeding 80 percent-- and was on the party leadership team that unveiled their health care package last week in the Democratic-ruled Senate.
Your one stop pundit shop. Otis W. Brawley , the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society says: On Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force took a step backward in the fight against breast cancer.
Seia - Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act Will Create & Keep American Jobs
WASHINGTON, DC Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement today in support of the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act , which was introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Mike Thompson , Dave Camp , Lloyd Doggett , and Patrick Tiberi : "We thank Congressmen Thompson, Camp, Doggett, ...
Camp introduces solar jobs creation legislation
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. Read more: Local , Solar , Job , Jobs , Creation , Law , Legislation , Michigan , Representative , Dave , Camp The following is a message from Rep.
GOP Uses Mammogram Study To Attack Health Bill
The GOP has seized on the uproar over the revised recommendations for breast cancer screening, forcing the Obama administration to focus on political damage control.
In Washington, Senate Democrats say it s the last leg of the journey on health care reform.
Political Insider: Radio ads target Republicans
The Democratic National Committee launched radio ads this week blasting 32 Republican congressmen -- including four in Michigan -- for voting against the Democratic-sponsored health care overhaul plan, despite the fact their districts voted for Barack Obama for president "and his call for change" in last year's election.
U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged
U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms has not changed.
Stabenow, Camp work to pump Michigana s solar power
Posted 9 hours, 11 minutes ago at 8:00 am. For some, last week's announcement of the country's unemployment rate tipping over the 10 percent mark only solidified the suspicion that jobs are not returning to America's workforce.
Michigan news: Granholm looks to revive Promise Scholarships
Gov. Jennifer Granholm switched her focus from finding new money for K-12 schools to trying to restore the Promise Scholarship for 96,000 Michigan college students.
The Democratic National Committee will run radio ads this week targeting four Michigan Republicans in Congress who voted against health care reform this month but represent districts that backed President Barack Obama in last year's election.
GOP Embraces Medicare Official Bush Tried to Fire
Politics, especially Republican politics, makes for strange bedfellows. With the AARP by their side, President Bush and his GOP allies in 2003 pushed for their unfunded and deeply flawed Medicare prescription drug plan .
Democratic e-mail criticizes Congressman Camp
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 10:33 p.m. Read more: Local , National , Politics , Health , Dave Camp , Health Care Bill , Health Care Reform The health care reform bill could be up for discussion in theA the U.S. SenateA as early as Monday.
Ho-hum: Pelosicare hikes costs $289 billion
Well, the results of an actuarial analysis of the Democrats' government health care takeover bill are finally out - a week after the House rammed the bill through and buried on a Saturday night.
Quick Fact: Beck still falsely claiming you "go to jail" for not having health insurance under bill
November 13, 2009 10:33 pm ET - 4 Comments Glenn Beck is still falsely claiming that Americans face jail time as a penalty for failure to buy insurance under the House health care bill.
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Could somebody be imprisoned for not purchasing health insurance under the House health care bill? A: Both House and Senate bills would levy a tax on persons who refuse to obtain coverage.
Socialized Medicine Daily Digest for
November 12, 2009 Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:59:36 AM by Scanian Where was the American people's representation on health care reform in Washington on Saturday night? Or better, why did our representatives in Washington move so hastily to advance an inclusive health care reform bill that will permanently ...
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