After last night’s historic health care vote in Congress, I wrote some thoughts about this long-awaited accomplishment — and the lessons it offers for our efforts to change Congress. This piece is published on the Huffington Post, and I’ve pasted it below. Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues and share it on Twitter, so [...]
Archive for March 22nd, 2010
22 Mar
Yes, they made history
Yes, they made history House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks after a meeting of the Democratic Caucus on Sunday. (Lauren Victoria Burke/associated Press) By E.J. Dionne Jr. Monday, March 22, 2010 Yes, we did. Finally, President Obama can use those words. The passage of health-care reform provided the first piece of incontestable evidence that Washington [...]
22 Mar
Republican lawmakers stir up the ‘tea party’ crowd
washingtonpost.com By Dana Milbank Monday, March 22, 2010 The Democrats were blamed for many horrible things — tyranny! socialism! corruption! — as they marched toward Sunday night’s passage of health-care legislation, but nobody ever accused them of making health reform look easy. It all began 14 long months ago, when Ted Kennedy was still alive [...]
22 Mar
House passes health-care reform bill without Republican votes
By Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, March 22, 2010 House Democrats scored a historic victory in the century-long battle to reform the nation’s health-care system late Sunday night, winning final approval of legislation that expands coverage to 32 million people and attempts to contain spiraling costs. Obama to sign health-care [...]
