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March 22, 2011
This week marks the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act – a law that ensures all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and significantly reduces long-term health care costs. Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) discuss the one year anniversary and the positive impact it has already had on seniors:
The debate on health reform was often filled with frightening—and wrong—information. One year later, we check in on what happened and what didn't.
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March 22, 2011
As Republicans continue their assault on patients' rights one year after the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, Ezra Klein details how provisions of the law work for the American people:
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March 21, 2011
This week marks the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act —a law that ensures all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and significantly reduces long-term health care costs. The Affordable Care Act is also designed to put you, not the health insurance companies, back in charge of your health care. Because of the Affordable Care Act:
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March 21, 2011
This morning, Leader Pelosi returned from spending two days in Afghanistan leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Afghanistan with:
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)Congressman John Mica (R-FL)
Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
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March 15, 2011
Today House Republicans released a study highlighting their economic policies and even they couldn't hide the fact that their "So Be It" agenda does not address Americans' #1 priority – jobs.
From The Hill, GOP study backs ‘cut and grow' but says new jobs could take time:
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March 15, 2011
Republican Leader Eric Cantor has recently said the Republican budget proposal would include "bold reforms" to overhaul Medicare and Social Security. What would Mr. Cantor's "bold reforms" look like? Look no further than Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's "Roadmap for America's Future," which would privatize and cut Medicare and Social Security:
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March 14, 2011
While American consumers and businesses are facing rising gas prices, House Republicans are trying to take advantage of this pain at the pump to justify their unpopular policies to stop EPA from updating limits on air pollution that threaten our health.
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March 11, 2011
On Wednesday, Speaker Boehner convened the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) which voted 3-2 along party lines to direct the House General Counsel to initiate defense of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) using outside lawyers. This afternoon, Leader Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner on the legal defense of DOMA–reiterating her opposition to DOMA and expressing concerns about the cost and oversight of the litigation as it proceeds through the courts. The full text of the letter:
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March 10, 2011
Despite poll after poll showing the American people just don't support the GOP's "So Be It" spending bill that destroys 700,000 jobs and threatens our economic recovery, Republicans are pushing ahead:
From Reuters, Tea Party pressures Boehner in US budget battle: