Blonde sagacity (Free subscription) | yesterday
We found out this week that all the Democrats that had been insisting Obama-Care wouldn't fund abortion were lying . Liar! This was evidenced by the "Stupak Amendment", added to Pelosi's bill on Saturday, which removed the backdoor abortion funding from the bill. Obama is now calling for revision of the amendment so neither side feels betrayed (Can there be a compromise here? Either taxpayer...
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: Obtained: In Letter To Pelosi, 41 House Dems Pledge To Vote Against Bill With Anti-Abortion Amendment In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion amendment. A source sends over...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
As more and more information comes out about the vote on the Stupak abortion amendment to the health care bill, the more I think the pro-lifers got suckered : POLITICO’s Patrick O'Connor and John Bresnahan: “[W]hen Pelosi announced late Friday that she would allow an amendment strictly limiting insurance coverage of abortions, it touched off an angry yelling match between [Rep. Rosa ]DeLauro...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The amendment passed by the House doesn't just limit funding of abortions by the government, it seems to ban all insurance companies from paying for abortions. According to Politico, this really offended our own Rosa DeLauro: ...(W)hen Pelosi announced late Friday that she would allow an amendment strictly limiting insurance coverage of abortions, it touched off an angry yelling match between DeLauro...
America's Right (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
By Nathaniel Givens America's Right First of all: surprise that they got it done so fast. Pelosi violated her pledge to have the bill up for 72-hours before a vote, and forced a vote at midnight during a weekend. I should have seen that coming, but I didn't. Secondly: surprise that it passed. (The final vote was 220 - 215, it needed 218 to pass. Roll call from the NYT is here .) I was counting on stiffer...
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A few weeks ago, I went to a pig roast in New Hampshire organized for bloggers to get to know Rep. Paul Hodes who is running for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. As part of the gathering, Rep. Hodes gave a variation of his stump speech, citing examples of people who have not been treated fairly and his efforts to intercede on their behalf. At the end of each example, he would bring home the point by talking...
Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
About an hour ago, the House of Representatives passed HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which brings us one step closer to health care reform. After the vote, the Connecticut delegation issued a series of releases: Joe Courtney: This evening, the House of Representatives took an historic step in the right direction for our nation's health care system by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable...
Secular Right (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Over at The Washington Post Ezra Klein has a post, The gender politics of the abortion “compromise”: It’s sadly telling that the “compromise” proposal limiting abortion was offered by Bart Stupak, and seconded by a Republican male. The opposition was led by Diana DeGette, and seconded by Rosa DeLauro. Stupak’s proposal has female supporters, to be [...]
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yeah, they need to fix this bill . But this is a good idea that deserves support, and shouldn't leave the decision to offer sick leave for swine flu in the hands of the employer. (We all know how shaky that can be.) What's wrong with simply requiring a doctor's note? With H1N1 flu fears spreading as fast as the sickness itself, a leading House Democrat wants rapid action on legislation that would...
Cato-at-liberty (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Cato director of health policy studies Michael F. Cannon will participate in a live online chat today at the New Haven Register. The event starts at 2pm EST and will last for an hour. We encourage you to submit questions once the event has started. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will participate in the chat alongside Cannon.
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Anything less then the long standing and well tested Hyde Amendment would be less then current law when it comes to tax payer funding of abortion and should draw legitimate concern as pro-life democrats are being tempted to vote less then Hyde. It makes no sense to not have the Hyde Amendment language in this bill unless one is trying to get abortion covered some way via American tax payers and/or...
AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Last week, leaders from labor, business and politics came together in Washington, D.C., at the Building the New Economy conference, sponsored by the Alliance for American Manufacturing and the Campaign for America’s Future . A new video shows some highlights from the conference and discussions on the need to rebuild manufacturing in order to strengthen our economy. Here’s what AFL-CIO...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Two of Connecticut's five members of the House of Representatives accused the state's junior senator, Joseph Lieberman, of turning his back on the interests of his state by threatening to filibuster health care reform. In a conference call with reporters, Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Chris Murphy (both Connecticut Democrats) expressed their "disappointment" with Lieberman for saying he would work...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) called for further public investment to aid economic recovery and solve the short-term and long-term crises that the country faces, including a new National Infrastructure and Development Bank.
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