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If you’re an American under the age of 65, there’s roughly a 50/50 chance that you will find yourself without coverage at some point in the next decade.[Source]
President Obama first highlighted this staggering figure in a weekly address from this past September and detailed how, in [...]
The Hill’s "Whip Count" on ObamaCare - GOP Picking Up Votes
In our last installment on Saturday, we were able to report the following:
The Hill newspaper is published daily in the nation’s capital while Congress is in session, which is unfortunately true right now. They’ve been publishing a daily (or so) whip-count; that is, the Democratic and Republican leaders tell the Hill how many votes [...]
One Step Closer
Today, comprehensive health reform came one step closer to becoming a reality. This afternoon, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the legislation to the next phase in the process. After over a year of debate, the final package is only days away from getting the up-or-down vote Americans deserve.
This is good news for all [...]
It’s All About Natoma
In Ohio today, President Obama tried to sell the Democrats’ health care takeover bill by personalizing it:
President Obama, declaring that “every argument has been made” on his health care overhaul, sought to seal the deal with Congress and the American people on Monday by focusing on a single patient: a self-employed cleaning woman who had [...]
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1 — in every six dollars in the U.S. economy is spent on health care today. [Source]
If we do nothing, in 30 years, 1 out of every three dollars in our economy will be tied up in the health care system. [Source]
Yesterday, the Robert Wood Johnson [...]
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41 — that’s the number of leading economists — including three Nobel Prize winners — who sent a letter to President Obama and Congress yesterday urging the swift passage of comprehensive health insurance reform to curb skyrocketing health care costs. [Source]
41 – is also the percentage [...]
