http://gopleader.gov Appearing on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) discussed a effort underway by Republicans and rank-and-file Democrats in Congress to force Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to post all major bills online for at least 72 hours before a House vote to ensure that the American people and their elected representatives can review them. The effort is being led by Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Brian Baird (D-WA), and John Culberson (R-TX). More than 160 Members of Congress have already signed onto a Walden-authored petition that would force Speaker Pelosi to allow a vote on a House rules change requiring a 72-hour review period. He also touched on the Democrats proposed government takeover of health care and media reports suggesting that Speaker Pelosi plans to bring up a House bill that is more liberal, more costly, with more government involvement than ever before.
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Political experts say 2010 could be a difficult year for President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. Most analysts predict Republicans will make gains in this year’s midterm congressional elections. They say the president’s popularity and health care reform will be major issues in the campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone recently traveled to the western state of Nevada, which went for Mr. Obama in 2008, to get an early sense of what voters think about the president and the upcoming elections.
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered opening remarks on behalf of Republican members of Congress attending the White House health care summit. He outlined Republican steps to fix health care and challenged Democrats to take reconciliation off the table.
Lawmakers moved closer to passing sweeping reform of the financial system as a Senate panel approved new regulations for the complex derivatives market with the backing of GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa. Jeffrey Brown talks to experts about derivatives rules and the overall reform effort.
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Keith Olbermann calls out Sen. John Thune, Sen. John McCain, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans – whom he argues “owns” the insurance industry – as well as a few Democrats, too – specifically the “Blue Dogs” – in a “Special Comment”.
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In the first of two reports on the implications of the new health reform law for members of Congress this election season, Spencer Michels reports from California how Republican challengers are making reform a key issue ahead of November.
Calling this a “warning for conservative democrats who do not vote for the public option” is an understatement on my part .It’s not a warning but a promise expressed by Michael Moore in this video .We liberals helped put them in office.We liberals can help take them out and replace them with a progressive strong liberal like Alan Grayson , on health care reform .The Democratic congress our base helped put in office works for us , not any lobbyist who can pay them off .If any conservative Democrat thinks, we liberals are a bunch of door mats, they are going to get a rude awakening come 2010 , if there is no strong public option in this bill .Follow up links below….
Congressmen Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) respond to excellent question from conference attendee/ Judge of Elections as to whether or not Congress is duly concerned about the integrity of the upcoming 2008 Presidential Elections.