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House members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus -- comprised of the Asian Pacific American, black and Hispanic caucuses and the Progressive Caucus stated they would not vote for health-care reform legislation that did not include a “robust public option.”
Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), a member of the Progressive Caucus claimed at a news conference today on Capitol Hill that she had a letter with 53 signatures, attesting to that. “We have gathered here today to demand that the final health-care legislation has a robust public option and to vow we will vote against it if it does not," she said.
Echoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s words from earlier in the day, Woolsey took a swipe at health-insurance companies saying, “Insurance companies have had decades to provide the kind of coverage that Americans need. They have shown that they cannot or they will not do it.”
Woolsey then said, “We can compromise no more.”
Barbara Lee (D-CA), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, went after those who have said health-care legislation is too costly in the midst of a recession. “We must continue to reject these claims that the cost of reforming health care in America is something that our nation cannot afford," she said. "We reject that. The money is there to pay for all Americans.”
Lee then urged for a national system similar to Medicare saying, “The cornerstone of comprehensive health-care reform is a robust public health plan option similar to Medicare; Medicare has worked!”
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, continued the demand for a public option saying, “Business as usual is not going to work. We will support nothing less than real comprehensive health care.”
Michael Honda (D-CA), chairman of the Asian Pacific American Caucus, attacked the recent compromise made by four members of the Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “The compromise will cost more than the original bill, pose a greater burden on working families, gut the public plan eliminating access subsidies for families between 300 percent and 400 per cent of poverty," Honda proclaimed. "The people of my district are relying on us to bring true reform to the health-care system, and this is not it.”
After the conference, Donna Edwards (D-MD) was asked by NBC News about the possibility of supporting a health-insurance co-op, an idea that earlier in the week Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he was open to.
Edwards responded, “Co-ops haven’t really worked in this country. There were attempts to do co-ops, and there is maybe one left in the entire country.” She continued: “Insurance companies and co-ops do not start out automatically with a provider network…I think it would be very difficult and very costly to pursue wholesale across the country this idea of co-op.”House members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus -- comprised of the Asian Pacific... more
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As progressive organizations meet in Washington for the America’s Future Now conference, GRITtv looks at the role of the left in American politics and whether Obama has a progressive agenda. Darcy Burner, Executive Director of the American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation, Isaiah Poole, Executive Editor of TomPaine.com and OurFuture.org, and Rick MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine on what the left’s strategy should be vis-a-vis Barack Obama.As progressive organizations meet in Washington for the America’s Future Now... more
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Anyone who lives in England for a significant period of time realises that there’s always something to complain about in this increasingly Godforsaken hole of a country. The Daily Telegraph has been a veritable scandal-broth for the past fortnight, exposing MPs’ expenses abuse blow by painful blow: the MP who claimed for a floating duck house.Anyone who lives in England for a significant period of time realises that... more
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An MP who was involved in last month's G20 protests in London is to call for an investigation into whether the police used agents provocateurs to incite the crowds.
Liberal Democrat Tom Brake says he saw what he believed to be two plain-clothes police officers go through a police cordon after presenting their ID cards.
Brake, who along with hundreds of others was corralled behind police lines near Bank tube station in the City of London on the day of the protests, says he was informed by people in the crowd that the men had been seen to throw bottles at the police and had encouraged others to do the same shortly before they passed through the cordon.
Brake, a member of the influential home affairs select committee, will raise the allegations when he gives evidence before parliament's joint committee on human rights on Tuesday.An MP who was involved in last month's G20 protests in London is to call for an... more
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A Liberal democrat councillor has uploaded a video to YouTube of him rapping his manifesto in an effort to attract the youth vote.
Describing his cringeworthy efforts as "a funky mix with a little bit of flare," Cllr Allan Witherick, 30, lists six gripping problem areas in Herfordshire that he wants to tackle, including poor roads and a rubbish home help system. You know, all the things the youth of today really care about.
I'll be honest, I'm annoyed. Any innovative attempts at appealing to younger voters is completely over-shadowed by his soul-sapping lack of charisma. He's not even rapping! He's just talking a little bit too fast!
The youth of America gets Obama to get them all excited about politics and we get *this*?A Liberal democrat councillor has uploaded a video to YouTube of him rapping his... more
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A report published today by the Liberal Democrats claims that children from the poorest backgrounds are at a disadvantage.
Children from the lowest social classes still have little chance of becoming lawyers, doctors, senior civil servants and financiers, despite millions being spent on social mobility.A report published today by the Liberal Democrats claims that children from the... more
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The LibDems have proposed that the government take advantage of mass layoffs in the City to boost the country’s increasingly innumerate teaching profession.
The third party has uncovered government figures that show “increasing numbers of trainee teachers are having to resit basic maths tests” which are a pre-requisite for entry into the profession.The LibDems have proposed that the government take advantage of mass layoffs in the... more
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has opened up to GQ magazine about his sex life, revealing he's slept with "a lot less than" 30 women and that he's not "particularly brilliant or particularly bad."
He didn't stop there, telling Piers Morgan that his predecessor Charles Kennedy's alcoholism had been "very difficult and unpleasant, for him and the party", and that he'd enjoyed his own heady flirtation with alcohol as a youth when he got drunk on a school trip aged 16 and set fire to some rare cacti, which earned him some community service.
He stayed tight-lipped on illegal drug use though, saying: "What I got up to as a teenager is not relevant to my job now."Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has opened up to GQ magazine about his sex life,... more
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This website makes it easy for people to research British MPs and keep an eye on the decisions they make in Parliament. Just enter a postcode or search by the MP's name to see their views on ID cards, the smoking ban, the Iraq war, gay rights and many other issues.
Alternative sites for American voters:
http://www.govtrack.us/
http://www.votesmart.org/
This website makes it easy for people to research British MPs and keep an eye on the... more
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Another none entity who means and represents nothing to me has been elected to a political party which means and represents nothing to me. It's a shame that when desperate politicians try to reach out and grab interest from the youth they do nothing more than to highlight the miles of no mans land which separates them.
How can we forget David Cameron's fist-bitingly embarrassing video pod casts? I'll post a link to remind any of you who had hypnotherapy to help you forget.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTd3j31PIPoAnother none entity who means and represents nothing to me has been elected to a... more
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