Posts Tagged ‘Senate’
BILL MOYERS: You know from the news that early next week the Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on its version of health care reform. And therein lies another story of money and politics. Polls show the overwhelming majority of Americans favor a non-profit alternative — like Medicare — that would give the private health insurance industry some competition. But if so many Americans and the President himself want that public option, how come we're not getting one? Because, the medicine has been poisoned from day one, in part because of that same revolving door that Congresswoman Kaptur and Simon Johnson were just talking about. Movers and shakers rotate between government and the lucrative private sector at a speed so dizzying they forget who they're working for.
Voters See Senate Fight as a Farce Bad for nyers Half Prefer Senate to be Controlled by Coalition of Both Parties Record High 63% Think State is Headed in Wrong Direction
2/3 of Voters Want to Change System of How Part-Time Legislators Earn & Report Outside Income, But No Consensus on How Plurality of Voters Disappointed Senate Rejected Same Sex Marriage Bill Gillibrand Leads Dem Field; Trails Giuliani, Leads Pataki & Unknown Rep
In a Republican primary race that’s garnered national attention, former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio details why he’s running against Gov. Charlie Crist for the US Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez. … political conservative representative House US Senate Marco Rubio Charlie Crist Mel Martinez Florida newsmax news
Voters Continue to Be Down on Gov Paterson & the Job He Is Doing Handling of State Finances, Secret Budget & Pay Raises for Staff Contributed Most to Patersons Declining Popularity, Voters Say Majority Want Senate to Pass Bill Legalizing Same Sex Marriages Voters Long for Days of Governor (Mario) Cuomo & Also Governor Pataki
Voters: Governor is Well Intentioned, but Ineffective and His Handling of States Fiscal Situation is Off the Mark Voters Prefer Rudy Not Run for Governor or Senate in 2010 Jobs, Reform, Taxes are Top Issues Voters See in Campaign for Gov.