Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich explains why he voted NO on HR 3962.

The Immoral Minority (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

“We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can fault legislation in which the government incentivizes the perpetuation, indeed the strengthening, of the for-profit health insurance...

• Kucinich Explains His "No" Vote On Health Care - The Frustrated Teacher
• Tell it like it is, Dennis - Buckeye State Blog - Comments
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Health Care Reform: Dennis Kucinich Is Ridiculous

Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Dennis Kucinich is apparently voting against the health care bill in the House. Why? His stated reason is that because it isn’t single payer. If that’s the reasoning, that is ridiculous. This bill, an imperfect bill no doubt, is the biggest step forward in American health care since the creation of medicare. If the bill [...]

Kucinich votes against house health insurance bill

Talking to Myself (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Thanks to Whole Foods Boycott Action for their link to Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's explanation of his vote against the health insurance bill.

Marcy Kaptur praises Bart Stupak... Eric Massa and Dennis Kucinich vote NO... Anti-abortionists can't shut up...

Corrente (Free subscription) | yesterday

Marcy Kaptur is on C-Span right now talking glowingly about the anti-women's rights addition to the Insurance Industry Protection Act. Sigh. Now somebody else [Christopher Smith] is up, talking about the huge number of babies who would have been killed and all the mothers who would have been wounded without the intervention of the brave right-to-life souls who got this amendment into the bill. Eric...

Dennis Kucinich Raises a Valid Point on Health Care

The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Kucinich: Why I Voted No

Truthdig (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Rep. Dennis Kucinich explains why he voted against the landmark health reform bill, which he says “continues the redistribution of wealth to Wall Street at the expense of America’s manufacturing and service economies.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM

Further Strategizing On Targetting Dems In 2010

Open Left (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

This is a followup to my earlier diary, "Targetting Dems In 2010" , which featured three different sorts of a spreadsheet of Democrats who voted for the Stupak Amendment. In this diary, I want to clarify my proposed overall approach, discuss some options within that framework, and encourage discussion of some particular points that need to be further clarified. First, The Overall Approach:...

Kucinich's NO vote

The Nookular Option (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

From Dennis Kucinich's website: Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: "We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can...

The House Healthcare Vote

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The House passed the healthcare bill late last night, 220-215. Only one Republican, Joseph Cao (LA-02), voted in favor. Here are the Dems who voted no: District Incumbent District Incumbent District Incumbent AL-02 Bobby Bright MN-07 Collin Peterson OH-16 John Boccieri AL-05 Parker Griffith MO-04 Ike Skelton OK-02 Dan Boren AL-07 Artur Davis MS-01 Travis Childers PA-04 Jason Altmire AR-04 Mike Ross...

House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

By GottaLaff Want to know who shouldn't get your donation next election? Actually, that's not entirely true. Dennis Kucinich voted against it for obvious reasons. Fair is fair. I'm not familiar with some of the others, so feel free to fill me in in Comments. Click on this chart to enlarge, or go here , to see which Democrats voted against the health care reform bill: And via Taegan: The party-buckers...

Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao Shows More Conscience Than Democrats Who Voted "No"

The Liberal Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The Republican tally for House votes in favor of health care reform: one. That one affirmative voter is Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (left) of Louisiana. Explaining his vote, Cao said : “I read the versions of the House bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding — if they are able to obtain health...

A Dem, maybe two with guts to vote no on 'health care'?

SocraticGadfly (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Per Huffington Post, it’s clear Dennis Kucinich opposed what he saw as a sellout to the insurance industry. I don’t know for sure about Artur Davis, but, per this NY Times graphic , he may have had similar reasons. There is no god and I am his prophet.

Needing to give up something, the Democrats gave up abortion rights.

Althouse (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

"If enacted, this amendment will be the greatest restriction of a woman's right to choose to pass in our careers,' said Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, one of the lawmakers who left Ms. Pelosi's office mad." *** Here 's Dennis Kucinich explaining "Why I Voted No." He says nothing about access to abortion services.

Naming Names: Who Defected on the Health Care Vote?

2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

First, there was Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana. A month ago, we thought he might be the most endangered member of the House. This might be a game changer for him: One unprincipled Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), now know as Joseph "Mao," voted for the bill. For all the turncoat "Democrats" who voted against: think what it means if an endangered Republican is re-elected...

The Sunday Shows, Health Care And Afghanistan

Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

First, some bonuses: = the 39 Democrats who voted against the House bill -- John Adler (NJ) Jason Altmire (PA) Brian Baird (WA) John Barrow (GA) John Boccieri (OH) Dan Boren (OK) Rick Boucher (TX) Allen Boyd (FL) Bobby Bright (AL) Ben Chandler (KY) Travis Childers, Artur Davis (AL)**, Lincoln Davis (TN) Chet Edwards (TX) Bart Gordon (TN) Parker Griffith (AL), Herseth Sandlin (SD) Tim Holden (PA) Larry...

Ironic? CNN - House debates surveillance bill in secret session

Edward Printer | 03/14/2008

The House of Representatives agreed to go into a secret session Thursday night to debate revisions to federal surveillance laws, closing off the chamber for the first time since 1983 at the request of its Republican minority.