Blue Dogs Health Care

Amanda Terkel

Half Of The Blue Dog Coalition Goes Down In GOP Wave

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday was a tough night for Democrats, as they watched Republicans win enough seats to take back the House in the next Congress and be...

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Zack Space To Oppose Health Care Bill

Zanesville Times Recorder | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Rep. Zack Space said Thursday he plans to oppose the health care bill passed by the U.S. Senate. He made the announcement shortly after House Sp...

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Blue Dog Democrats Dominate House Health Care Debate

The New York Review Of Books | Michael Tomasky | Posted 05.25.2011

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So what did the House Blue Dogs do on the health care vote last Saturday? They were more supportive than one might think: Of the fifty-two-member coal...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Osborne

The Republican strategy of delay escalated their misfortune; their "tea party" movement is a great, big Teabagger Fail, and the media's credibility is shot right along with them.

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25 Blue Dogs Have Said They Support a Public Option

firedoglake.com | Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fact that a Blue Dog has supported a public option in the past does not mean that they will support one now -- their principles tend to be lobbyis...

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Mike Ross Defends Pharmacy Sale Amidst Investigation

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Stein

Key Blue Dog Democrat Pushes Health Insurance Co-ops (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the chief Blue Dog Democrats in the House made the case on Monday that fellow members of his party should get behind health care legislation th...

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MoveOn Threatens Blue Dogs Who Might Block Health Reform

The Plum Line | Posted 05.25.2011

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MoveOn has produced a hard-hitting ad that will be unleashed in the districts of any Blue Dog Dems who vote against the House Dems' health care bill i...

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Blue Dogs Receive More Health Industry Backing Than Other Democrats

washingtonpost.com | Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

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On June 19, Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas made clear that he and a group of other conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs were increasingly unhapp...

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Durbin: Obama Needs To Step Up During Recess

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Obama to get involved while Congress is in recess. "I say this as a member of Congress who's bee...

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