Fundraising Scam Not Enough to Keep NRCC in the Black
Uh oh, it looks like there’s trouble in paradise. From Roll Call (subscription required): Frustration among House Republicans over sluggish fundraising, staff strife and other internal operations at...
View ArticleHouse Passes SCHIP Expansion
Yesterday, the House passed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expansion by a vote of 265-159. The bill enjoyed some bipartisan support, although Republicans accounted for only 45 of...
View ArticleString of Obama Victories Portends a Strong Performance in the General Election
Yesterday, Barack Obama won all three contests (Maryland, Virginia, and DC) in the “Potomac Primary”, all by sizable margins. This means that he has won all eight contests that have occurred since...
View ArticleBarack Obama Receives Key Endorsement from the Heart of Texas
Two weeks before what could be a decisive Texas primary, Barack Obama picked up the endorsement Monday of Congressman Chet Edwards, whose district includes Texas A&M University, the George H.W....
View ArticleSenate Passes Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Last Thursday (April 24), the Senate unanimously passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA, H.R. 493) in a landmark vote. The goal of this bill is “to prohibit discrimination...
View ArticleUS to Consider No Longer Calling Mandela, ANC “Terrorists”
You can file this one under “should have been done about twenty years ago.” From the Mail & Guardian: Lawmakers on Tuesday debated legislation to remove former South African president Nelson...
View ArticleWe Need to Bring Back the OTA
In discussions lamenting modern day political interference in science and the less-than-prominent role science plays in formulating policy, bringing back the Congressional Office of Technology...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Health Care Systems
Mike Dunford tells a compelling story today at The Questionable Authority: Yesterday, I took the kids to the doctor for their school physicals. I wouldn’t normally subject you to an account of the...
View ArticleWe Need to Pass Health Care Reform Now!
It’s been a rocky ride this year, getting heath care bills passed in the House and the Senate. It’s been just over a month since the Senate passed its bill in a dramatic Christmas Eve vote (and much...
View ArticleMore on Health Care Reform
Clearly, I’m not the only one who thinks that the most obvious solution for health care reform is for the House to pass the Senate bill: The New York Times just published an editorial arguing the same...
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