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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for Friday, July 31, 2009
Health Bill Approved
In a big victory for the White House, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a major set of changes to the health care system in America, voting 31-28 in favor of a bill that was forged after days of high stakes negotiations involving all wings of the Democratic Party. ...
Pelosi v Insurance Industry
In recent days, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made no bones about who will be the target for Democrats as the health care debate heats up in August: the Health Insurance Industry. "They know the glory days are over," the Speaker said at a news conference last Friday before Democrats ...
Cash For Clunkers
Here is the text of the bill that is being rushed through the Congress today to replenish money for the Cash for Clunkers program. As indicated below, the money comes from already approved funds for an Energy Department program that was intended to help car companies develop more fuel efficient vehicles ...
Health Care Legalese
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a health care bill last Friday night, that panel made its share of changes and additions to the overall health legislation. Two other committees in the House have done the same. But don't hold your breath on seeing those amended plans in ...
Democratic Warning Flags
As Democrats focus on the fight ahead on health care in the U.S. House, they have only one number in their heads: 218 votes, a majority needed for approval of the bill. Can they fashion a majority in the House on health care? Of course they can. Could they suffer ...
No Cash For Clunkers
The news flash was certainly a jolt to the mental solar plexus on Thursday night, as the popular Cash for Clunkers program has run out of money, after only being in operation for a week. Yep, you read that right. The program, which offered consumers vouchers of either $3,500 or ...
House Health Rundown
I will assume for this blog entry that you weren't sitting around last night watching The Deuce and its coverage of the health reform debate in the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. So I'll try to fill in some of the blanks for you. With four of the committee's ...
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