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April 26, 2010
Nearly two years after Republicans' failure to provide common-sense oversight of Big Banks and Wall Street almost brought down our financial system and resulted in 8 million American jobs lost, Congressional Republicans continue to protect Wall Street over Main Street.
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April 23, 2010
Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi held her weekly press conference and to celebrate the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, invited members of the Capitol Hill press corps and staff to bring their children to the press conference.
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April 23, 2010
Congressional Republicans continue to call for repeal of health insurance reform even as news reports surface that the insurance giant WellPoint has been singling out breast cancer patients for "investigation, with the intent to cancel their policies" and even using a computer algorithm to systematically target them:
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April 23, 2010
The new law in Arizona is a reminder of the need for urgent, bipartisan action at the federal level to enact comprehensive immigration reform to secure our borders, keep our nation safe, uphold the rule of law, protect our workers and our economy, unite families, and provide a pathway to legalization.
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April 22, 2010
For years, Congressional Republicans have refused to hold insurance companies accountable while Americans lost coverage, watched their premiums increase and were denied care.
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April 22, 2010
Reuters is reporting that the insurance company WellPoint is singling out breast cancer patients and "rescinding" their coverage after policyholders become ill:
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April 22, 2010
Yesterday, the House passed a resolution celebrating the life of Dr. Dorothy I. Height and recognizing her lifelong dedication and leadership in the struggle for human rights and equality:
H. Res. 1281In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
April 21, 2010.
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April 21, 2010
By a vote of 419-0, the House passed amendments to the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963) this afternoon. The bill:
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Special Edition Mythbuster: AOL News on Implanted Microchips, Armed IRS Agents, and other 'Malarkey'
April 21, 2010
Today, Andrea Stone of AOL News released a list of some of the top health care myths according to the nonpartisan FactCheck.org that continue to be put forward by opponents of reform:
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April 21, 2010
This morning, Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Bart Stupak met with medal-winning U.S. Olympic athletes Apolo Anton Ohno, Shani Davis, and Allison Baver and Paralympic athlete Allison Jones to discuss the B.J. Stupak Scholarship, a federally-funded scholarship program designed to provide financial assistance to Olympic athletes: