Nancy Pelosi needs 216 “Yes” votes to pass the Senate’s healthcare reform bill in the House. As long as the House Republicans stand united, 38 Democrat “No” votes will be needed to defeat the bill. […]
Any House member who votes for the Senate bill, based on promises of later “fixes,” is virtually certain to be voting for federal funding of abortion. American Catholic bishops are being kept at the negotiating […]
By Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D. If you like the health insurance coverage you have now, and if you believe patients should be allowed to make their own decisions about their medical care and […]
Update: While the Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Senator McCain has withdrawn his support from S. 3002, it is still important to keep the pressure on the Senate to make sure they do not […]
According to our D.C. intelligence, the House would be in session this evening voting on the Senate-passed “healthcare reform” bill—if Speaker Pelosi had the votes. She is likely to call the roll immediately if she […]
by Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. The Healthcare Summit made it clear that we face polar opposite choices: 1. Will we have individual control of our healthcare insurance and services? The Republicans presented cogent ideas for […]
by Richard Amerling, M.D. The debate raging over ObamaCare has been carried on mostly by politicians, pundits, policy wonks and economists, with little input from those most intimately involved with delivery of health care—medical practitioners. […]
In an interview on ABC’s This Week, Nancy Pelosi was asked about the real fear many Congressmen have of losing their seats if they vote for the unpopular healthcare bill. She said: “They know that […]
In case you missed the media extravaganza from Blair House on Feb 25, John Goodman sums up the most important lesson: “Under no circumstances do you want to give any of these guys power over […]
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