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There's a lot of dispute about whether "medmal" reform really produces significant cost control. I'm told that in Michigan, where these reforms are law, it hasn't really changed much. Last month, at the request of Orrin Hatch, the CBO issued a report...
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While for Democrats the week before the health care vote in the House was a haze of 18-hour days and unending negotiations, Republican Mike Coffman used the time to whittle his to-do list. "It was a light schedule for me, I hate to say it," said Coffman,...
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While others in the party wring their hands and reminisce about the days when they controlled the White House and Congress, McCarthy is energized by the GOP’s lack of power. “At no other time would I want to serve,” McCarthy recently told his constituents....
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While the health care legislation approved by the House is "far from perfect," U.S. Rep. Bill Foster says he voted for it because it "included many of the principles that I believe to be critical in improving how Americans receive health insurance." "In...
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Feese headed to Harrisburg he prosecuted crimes as a Lycoming County district attorney. Now he's on the other side of a criminal case, accused of corruption...He retired from office in 2006 but did not leave the Capitol. Rather, he stayed on as chief...
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The 1,900-page House health care bill, shown here, is expected to come to the floor for debate in a matter of days. (AP Photo) The health care reform bill awaiting debate in the House assumes millions of workers and employers would rather pay $167 billion...
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Democrats have blown so many deadlines for getting health reform done this year that insiders are increasingly skeptical they can finish by year’s end — and some even suggest the effort might slip to a new deadline, before the State of the Union address....
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For months, the message from House GOP leaders on a healthcare bill has been similar to ads for yet-to-be-released movies: Coming soon. According to several GOP lawmakers, the leadership is split over how to proceed in terms of unveiling an alternative...
State Rep. Kris Steele will serve as the House Speaker-designate for the 2011 legislative session, should Republicans hold onto their majority following the 2010 elections. Steele, R-Shawnee, was selected during a House Republican caucus on Monday. Rep....
Convinced that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is on the ropes because of a tangle of ethical issues, House GOP leaders are debating whether to aggressively press for his removal as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee or try to drag out the controversy...
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