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"I think that both the left and right are finding that our politicians in Washington, DC are much too responsive to what the corporations want these days (...and I'll actually take issue with what Catherine said just a little bit because … [Read more...]

December 4, 2009 Ethics Committee Issues Subpoenas in Ensign Inquiry By ERIC LIPTON | The Caucus, NYT The investigation into Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, is intensifying as the Senate Ethics Committee issued subpoenas earlier … [Read more...]

Report on how the MA congressional delegation has responded to the No Public Option, No Mandate Pledge Rep. John Olver MA - 01 Oppose a bill with an individual mandate if there's no public option?: Undecided on opposing Comments: The … [Read more...]

Adam Gaffin at UniversalHub recaps: WBUR reports that U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano showed the U.S. embassy in Katmandu the stupidity of its ways and that it will issue a visa for Surendra Dangol's nine-year-old daughter after all. Dangol, here … [Read more...]

Progressive Change Campaign is pressuring Sen. Bernie Sanders to refuse to vote for a conference committee health care bill that does not have a public option in order to pressure the conference committee to include an acceptable … [Read more...]

Holdouts make out By Boston Herald editorial staff Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Memo to Martha Coakley: If you're going to sell out, could you at least up the ante a little? Coakley, of course, having first insisted she couldn't possibly … [Read more...]

by Scarecrow After the Senate passed its version of the health reform bill, the White House was quick to announce that the President and his aides will be actively involved in helping to guide the process of reconciling the Senate and House … [Read more...]

Thank you for allowing me to make this "house call" today. The work you are doing is the ultimate reminder of exactly who and what we are fighting for in Washington as we come closer than ever to passing health reform. We're a day away from … [Read more...]

We spent most of 2009 fighting for single-payer Medicare for All or, as a compromise, a robust public option. But Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson blocked both, and now demand our surrender. Will we surrender to LieberCare? I believe we can … [Read more...]