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Carter says Sen. Kennedy stopped universal health care proposal

Bob Graham — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:39:19 +0000

Former President Jimmy Carter says the federal health reform that was passed in March could have occurred decades ago and in a more sweeping way.

Carter says Sen. Kennedy stopped universal health care proposal via IFAwebnews.

House passes revised bill ‘to strengthen health insurance reform’

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:24:45 +0000

Echoing a phrase uttered earlier this week by President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applauded her colleagues in the U.S. House for voting in favor of a measure “to strengthen health insurance reform.”

House passes revised bill ‘to strengthen health insurance reform’ via IFAwebnews.

Obama: ‘Health insurance reform’ has become law

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:14:59 +0000

Recognizing the difficult path to health reform and ignoring the potential legal hurdles to come, President Barack Obama signed into law sweeping health reform amid a rousing audience at the White House.

Obama: ‘Health insurance reform’ has become law via IFAwebnews.

Obama calls for a pause on health care reform, vows to ‘not walk away’

Keith L. Martin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:18:37 +0000

Health care reform was front and center the first time President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last year, but moved to the background in his latest address Wednesday night (Jan. 27) as he instead focused on jobs and the nation’s economy.

Obama calls for a pause on health care reform, vows to ‘not walk away’ via IFAwebnews.

Diagnoses vary in Washington, D.C., on status of health care reform

Keith L. Martin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:44 +0000

While no one is ready to declare that health reform initiatives being weighed by Congress are dead, Democrats and Republicans have very differing views of the condition of one final piece of comprehensive legislation.

Diagnoses vary in Washington, D.C., on status of health care reform via IFAwebnews.

Pelosi: House cannot pass Senate’s health reform bill as is

IFAwebnews Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:05 +0000

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters today (Jan. 21) that she does not “see the votes” in her chamber of Congress to pass the Senate’s comprehensive health reform bill without changes.

Pelosi: House cannot pass Senate’s health reform bill as is via IFAwebnews.

America spoke with Massachusetts election, but will Congress listen?

Tony Ondrusek — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:01:42 +0000

In a victory speech after his Democrat opponent conceded, Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown said that the voters of Massachusetts spoke for the rest of America in its repudiation of Congress’s ... Read →

America spoke with Massachusetts election, but will Congress listen? via IFAwebnews.

Panic rules as Democrats race to avoid the will of Mass. and America

Tony Ondrusek — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:34:43 +0000

Newspapers across the nation report that “panicky” Democrats (including President Obama) are considering swallowing hard, avoiding compromise, and agreeing to pass the Senate version of health care reform in order ... Read →

Panic rules as Democrats race to avoid the will of Mass. and America via IFAwebnews.

Dems hope Kennedy death propels passage of health care reform

Tony Ondrusek — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:54 +0000

According to an ABC News article, Democrats are hoping that the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy will ignite support for health care reform being pushed by Congress and President Obama, and ... Read →

Dems hope Kennedy death propels passage of health care reform via IFAwebnews.

Health care reform may end with passing of its torchbearer: Ted Kennedy

Bob Graham — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:39:54 +0000

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s death yesterday may be used to ignite calls for health care reform (read: health insurance reform), but in the end his death may mean the final dagger ... Read →

Health care reform may end with passing of its torchbearer: Ted Kennedy via IFAwebnews.