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Barbara Mikulski Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Barbara Mikulski.

Results 1 - 20 of 2,254 in Barbara Mikulski

  1. Mikulski Amendment would include Planned Parenthood in health care bill, says pro-life leaderRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... He also cited a July 9, 2009 exchange between Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and the amendment's sponsor Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). In that exchange, Sen. Hatch asked if her amendment would include abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. 'It ...

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    Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Abortion, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Women's Health

  2. Unprovable claims stoke Senate debate on health-care reformRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Arizona Daily Star

    ... approached the level of a schoolyard standoff. "Her amendment is flawed, mine is terrific," summed up Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., speaking of her rival-for-the-moment, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Mammograms come up Philosophical consistency ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Healthcare Law, Law, Senator John Barrasso, Orrin Hatch, Democrat

  3. Economic concerns over women health screeningRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Examiner.com

    ... 4, the Senate is embracing support for free women health screening. According to Maryland Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski, "We want to be able to save lives, and we want to be able to save money." She proposed the amendment and proclaimed during a ...

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    Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

  4. Senate Clears First Two Amendments to Healthcare BillRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Q13.com KCPQ TV

    ... a measure designed to expand women's access to preventive services such as mammograms. The proposal by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) A- which passed 61-39 on a largely party-line vote - would authorize the federal government to require all insurers ...

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  5. Senate will take aim at insurance executive payRead the original story

    Yesterday | KREM-TV Spokane

    ... itol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday,Dec. 1, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Blanche Lincoln, US Politics, US News, Democrat, Arkansas, Arkansas Government

  6. Mikulski women's health amendment wins Senate OKRead the original story

    Yesterday | HometownAnnapolis

    ... amendment to the Senate health bill approved Thursday. The measure, introduced by Maryland Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski, passed 61 to 39. Mikulski's amendment is the first addition to the Senate's health care bill adopted on the floor. It was ...

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    Related Topix: Women's Health, Health, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Maryland, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Joseph Lieberman, Mary Landrieu

  7. Senate supports women's screeningsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Detroit Free Press

    ... They were outnumbered. "We want to be able to save lives, and we want to be able to save money," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who sponsored the proposal with Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. "We do know early screening and detection does save ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Women's Health, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, US Senate, Democrat

  8. tony_perkins.JPGRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | NOLA,com

    ... the Louisiana Democratic Party has called attention to a Perkins' condemnation of an amendment by Sen. Barbara Mikulski , D-Md., that passed Thursday with the support of only three Republicans -- Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both Maine ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US News, US Senate, Democrat, David Vitter, Republican, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Blanche Lincoln

  9. Women's Preventive Health Amendment Added to Senate Reform BillRead the original story

    Friday | US News & World Report

    ... their healthcare needs and launch more effective protests when they feel they're being shortchanged. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the Maryland Democrat who proposed the amendment, said at a press conference that in addition to ensuring that a 40-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: Women's Health, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson, Abortion

  10. Obamacare mud rasslin' beats Tiger Woods fracas for sheer entertainmentRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Examiner.com

    ... by J. Taylor Rushing, also of TheHill.com. He said two Senate Democrats Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.) -- are joining Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) in support of a GOP health care amendment which would oblige lawmakers to join ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives

  11. Senate Approves Legislation Requiring Free MammogramsRead the original story

    Friday | Ms. Magazine

    ... and other preventative screening services. The amendment was approved on a 61 to 39 vote. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) introduced the amendment and told the New York Times , "My amendment offers key preventive services, including an annual ...

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    Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Women's Health, Health

  12. PermalinkRead the original story

    Friday | The Washington Monthly

    ... tactics to make himself a co-sponsor of the Coburn/Vitter measure, whether they like it or not. Then, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she, too, wanted to join. Soon after, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) endorsed the Coburn/Vitter amendment and also ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, US Senate

  13. Senate Passes Healthcare Amendment That Includes Postpartum Depression ScreeningRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | Postpartum Progress

    ... bill that would support funding for postpartum depression screening . Thisamendment, led by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), is unrelated to andseparate from the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act , which does not include screening for postpartum ...

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    Related Topix: Blog News, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

  14. 4-Dec-09 - Health Bill's ''Preventive Care'' Definition Could...Read the original story

    Friday | Global Catholic Network EWTN

    ... to explicitly excluding abortion from that definition. The Mikulski Amendment was sponsored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). The Associated Press reports that it was intended to safeguard coverage of mammograms and ...

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    Related Topix: Abortion, Health Insurance, Health

  15. An outbreak of bipartisanshipRead the original story

    Friday | Politico

    Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Barbara Mikulski are the latest Democrats to sign on as co-sponsors of a Republican amendment requiring members of Congress to enroll in the public option.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Sherrod Brown, Edward Kennedy

  16. Senate OKs Health Care Amendment On Mammogram AccessRead the original story

    Friday | WIBW

    ... it would. The amendment would cover a range of women's health screenings, according to its author, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland. In addition to mammograms, she said, it would cover cervical cancer, postpartum depression, heart disease and ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Women's Health, US Senate, Democrat

  17. Special Coverage: Healthcare ReformRead the original story

    Friday | Nurse.com

    ... a government task force that some women should not receive annual mammograms to detect breast cancer. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., said the cost of her amendment, $940 million over 10 years, would be funded from surplus funds in the bill. Dec. 3 ...

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    Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Surgery, Medicare

  18. Some good news about women and health careRead the original story

    Friday | Feministing

    ... a change) The Women's Health Amendment was passed by the Senate yesterday with a vote of 61-39. Woot! Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) proposed this amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will require all health care plans to ...

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    Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Abortion

  19. Abortion-Rights Advocates Lobby Lawmakers On Health Reform; Amendment Votes Expected

    Friday | Medical News Today

    ... and preventive care services for women, the Times reports ( New York Times , 12/3). An amendment by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) would ensure that health plans provide coverage of women's preventive care services at little or no cost to patients. ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Smith, Action TV, Entertainment, Television, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, Diana DeGette

  20. Senate Leaders Say Health Bill Amendment Votes To Start TodayRead the original story

    Friday | Medical News Today

    ... aimed at requiring health plans to cover preventive services for women's health. The first, offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.), would give the Health and Human Services secretary authority to authorize the services, with the aim of ensuring ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Health