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President Obama Signs Healthcare Reform

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Matt Ortega

President Barack Obama signed healthcare reform into law on Monday morning. The President delivered remarks about the nation’s struggle for healthcare reform since the days of the Teddy Roosevelt administration one hundred years ago, and the immediate benefits of the legislation he was about to sign. At the signing, the President was surrounded by Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Continue reading →

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House Passes Landmark Healthcare Reform

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Matt Ortega

Culminating over a year’s debate, and 100 years of trying, the House passed landmark healthcare reform, 219-212, after several hours of floor debate and procedural motions made by House Republicans to slow the process. Healthcare reform heads to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature.

The House also passed ”fixes” to the Senate bill as well as student loan reforms. Continue reading →

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CA-10: Harmer’s Final Push TV Ad

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Matt Ortega

Republican David Harmer quoted the liberal blog Calitics in a new, poorly-produced television advertisement. The ad includes two attacks on John Garamendi on healthcare. The ad cites this answer from Garamendi in an interview with David Dayen last August: DD: … Continue reading →

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Brown, Rockefeller Circulate Letter to Reid on Public Option

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Matt Ortega

Sources say that Sherrod Brown and Jay Rockefeller, frustrated by the leadership of Harry Reid on the public option, are circulating a letter among their Senate colleagues calling on him to step up and commit to the public option. The … Continue reading →

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Schwarzenegger Praises Obama on Healthcare

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Matt Ortega

Arnold Schwarzenegger praised efforts by Barack Obama on healthcare and called on Republicans to support reform this year rather than obstruct efforts. Although Schwarzenegger stopped short of embracing a Democratic bill, his words of encouragement came on the heels of … Continue reading →

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