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What's Better...4% Error Rate or 20% Error Rate?
June 20, 2011
House Republicans have votedtwice to end Medicare and put private health insurance companies in charge of seniors' health care. Republicans have falsely claimed that putting private insurers in charge will reduce costs. This new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) highlights one of the reasons why the Republican Medicare-ending budget increases health care costs – private insurers have a payment error rate of nearly 20%, compared to a 4% error rate for Medicare:

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A Year After Barton's Apology to BP: Republicans Still Voting with Big Oil, Not American Families & Businesses
June 17, 2011

A year ago, Republican ties to Big Oil were exemplified in the words of Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) – the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Americans were outraged when Barton apologized to BP, the oil company behind the worst oil spill in American history, after President Obama got BP to set aside $20 billion for Gulf Coast residents and businesses and to protect taxpayers. Rep.

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America Can't Wait Any Longer - Democrats Began Process to Force GOP to Bring Jobs Bill to Floor
June 17, 2011
After 164 days of the Republican majority refusing to bring jobs legislation to the House floor and blocking Democratic proposals that do create jobs, it is clear the GOP has no interest in putting Americans back to work. Enough is enough. Yesterday, Democrats began a process to force the Republican leadership to bring a bill to the floor that will create jobs.
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Press Conference Today
June 16, 2011
Today, Leader Pelosi was joined by Rep. Sandy Levin, Ranking Member on the Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Mark Critz at her weekly press conference:

Transcript:

Leader Pelosi. Good morning. Thank you for joining us once again for our regularly-scheduled Thursday morning press conference.

As usual, we are here to talk about jobs, about protecting Medicare, and protecting the middle class.

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"Slash & Spurn"
June 16, 2011
An update on what's happening in the Republican-led House from the Washington Post's Dana Milbank:

Republicans slash and spurn

By Dana Milbank

Excerpts:

Give House Republicans credit for persistence.

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Let's Be Frank: GOP's New Medicare Message Strategy is Censorship
June 15, 2011
Unable to take the heat on their plan to end Medicare, House Republicans have resorted to blatantly censoring the facts about their irresponsible budget—but the GOP can't stifle the truth from the American people.

Roll Call – House Democrats Cry Foul Over Rejected Mailings:

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'It's Unthinkable'
June 14, 2011
Today, the House started debate on the FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2112).
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GOP Ag Bill Another Gusher for Speculators and Big Oil
June 13, 2011

House Republicans are looking to add to their already long record of protecting and defending Big Oil. Tomorrow, Republican leaders will bring to the floor the Agriculture Appropriations bill which slashes the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) budget – the agency tasked with policing price manipulation in oil markets – by a stunning 44 percent from the President's budget.

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It's a One-Two Punch for GOP and Their Plan to End Medicare
June 13, 2011
House Republicans, who first voted to end Medicare this April, were dealt quite the one-two punch this morning. Not only did they see ANOTHER poll that highlights America's rejection of their Medicare-ending budget…

CBS News Poll

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans see Medicare as a worthwhile program – with 81 percent of seniors and 76 percent of Americans age 45-64 saying Medicare benefits are worth the cost to taxpayers.

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Medicare-Ending GOP Budget Still Out of Touch with America's Priorities
June 8, 2011
Americans have said NO to the Republican budget that ends Medicare in order to give tax cuts to millionaires, Big Oil and companies that ship American jobs overseas. When will the Republicans listen to middle class families and not their special interest friends?

From the Pew Research Center poll:

62 percent of Americans approve of limiting tax deductions for large corporations.