thinkprogress.org HEALTH CARE Seeking A 60th Vote Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid replaced the popular public option in the health reform bill with a “Medicare buy-in” provision that would expand the federal insurance program by allowing Americans aged 55 to 64 to buy into it. Reid said the change was necessary to secure [...]
Archive for December 15th, 2009
15 Dec
WAR: How we end it in the coming months
Watch videos of 12/12 rally at White House for inspiration. Tell your representative to announce immediately that they will vote No unless the war funding is taken out and the unemployment insurance left in. Tell them to commit now to voting No on any future bills that fund the wars, and to demand that the [...]
15 Dec
Drugmakers fight plan to allow imports
A Senate amendment would allow the importation of U.S.-approved drugs, such as the diabetes medication Actos from Japan. (Jb Reed/bloomberg News) By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Drugmakers intensified their lobbying push Monday against a popular proposal to allow Americans to buy cheaper drugs from other countries, one of several [...]
