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POPSTriumphant Signing of Health Care Milestone
Talked about by presidents 100 years ago and tried & failed by several, for the first time in U.S. history there is now a National Health Care Plan. The president made that law, with his signature this morning. “Today after almost a century of trial, today after over a year of debate, today after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law ,,,All of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of reform. "With all the punditry, all the lobbying, all the game-playing that passes for governing here in Washington, it's been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing, to wonder if there are limits to what we as a people can still achieve," President Obama siad. "We are not a nation that scales back its aspirations. We are not a nation that falls prey to doubt or mistrust. We don't fall prey to fear. We are not a nation that does what's easy. That's not who we are. That's not how we got h
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POPSMYG | Obama Care is now the law of the land After a year of debate and political wheeling and dealing, President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress finally have narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation. Time will tell if the bill will really deliver what is promised and whether there is a political consequence for either side of the isle in the November 2010 elections and beyond. For now, at least one side is happy. ___ SOURCE | http://tiny.cc/hpqbw ___ SEARCH | http://google.twi.bz/vB ___ MYG | MY GOV WATCH | http://tiny.cc/iweblogger ___ @ltaTOPIC | “Political Blogs” | http://tiny.cc/altablogs ___ AMPLIFIED | MYG | http://tiny.cc/amplified488 ___ When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
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POPSDemocratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Obama’s young presidency received a badly needed boost as a deeply divided Congress passed legislation touching the lives of nearly every American. The battle for the future of the health insurance system — affecting one-sixth of the economy — galvanized Republicans and conservative activists looking ahead to November’s midterm elections.
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POPSHistoric Healthcare Bill Passes The healthcare legislation would extend coverage to about 32 million uninsured people and would impose new rules on insurance companies to prevent them from denying benefits because of preexisting conditions. To help those who must buy their own insurance, it would establish insurance exchanges to increase competition among insurance companies. In a closed-door caucus for Democrats before the vote, Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement who reportedly faced racial epithets from protesters outside the Capitol on Saturday, reminded his colleagues that they were acting on healthcare on the 45th anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. Lewis was beaten in an infamous confrontation with police during the first of those marches.
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POPSCap and Trade Swindle Passes House by 7 Votes One could say that a lack of Republican unity was responsible for the bill’s passage. Had the tiny minority of Republican congressmen who voted in favor of the bill abstained, or voted no, the bill would have failed. The cap and trade bill will now move to the U. S. Senate for their consideration. If it passes there, it’s on its way to becoming law by the stroke of President Obama’s pen. Far more Democrats voted against the bill than Republicans voted for it, which is telling in a broad sense when considered in light of the wishes of the American electorate " most of whom oppose this bill." http://www.senate.gov/ Take Action: The bill’s next stop is the U. S. Senate. Contact your Senator now and urge a ‘No” vote on the Cap and Tax Swindle.
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POPSCapping Our Economy & Trading Our Jobs To China&Co. 219-212 HOUSE PASSES 'GLOBAL WARMING' LEGISLATION... 'BILL OF THE CENTURY' VOTED ON UNREAD... Boehner Tried 'Filibuster'... 300 PAGE DUMP AT 3AM-- REPUBLICANS CRY FOUL... One of the biggest compromises involved the near total elimination of an administration plan to sell pollution permits and raise more than $600 billion over a decade " money to finance continuation of a middle class tax cut. About 85 percent of the permits are to be given away rather than sold in a ceoncession to energy companies and their allies in the House " and even that is uncertain to survive in the Senate. The final bill also contained concessions to satisfy farm-state lawmakers, ethanol producers, hydroelectric advocates, the nuclear industry and others, some of them so late that they were not made public until 3 a.m. on Friday. Supporters and opponents agreed the result would be higher energy costs but disagreed vigorously on the impact on consumers.
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