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New York For Gillibrand

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Politics, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Dadt, Gay Rights, Senate Democrats, New York Politics, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News
Ryan J. Davis

It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.

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There's No Such Thing As A Republican Filibuster: It's Time to Deliver

Andy Stern | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Andy Stern, Filibuster, Senate Democrats, Public Option, Health Care, Republican Health Care Plan, Let the Republicans Filibuster, Republican Filibuster, No Such Thing as a Republican Filibuster, What Is a Republican, Huffington Stern, Can Republican Filibuster?, Health Reublican Fillibuster, Andy Stern How Many 60, Andy Stern Harry Reid, United Health Care, Unemployment Insurance, Republican News, How Does a Modern Filibuster Work, Andy Stern Filibuster, Why Don't Democrats Call Republican Filibuster on Healthcare, Would the Republicans Filibuster Health Care, Republican on Health Care Reform, Politics News
Andy Stern

There is no such thing as a Republican filibuster. Right now, the only ones who can stand in the way of giving the American people meaningful health care reform are our elected Democratic Senators.

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Every Democratic Senator Must Vote to Allow an Up or Down Vote on Health Care

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, President Obama, Public Option, Senate Democrats, Breaking News, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Filibuster, Up or Down Vote, Health Insurance Reform, Cloture, Politics News
Robert Creamer

If a Democratic Senator votes to prevent his party from having an up or down vote on its top domestic priority, he is endangering the political lives of his swing district colleagues. That would be unforgivable.

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Sam Stein

Feingold: No Public Option A "Strong Reason" Not To Support Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Russ Feingold, Senate Democrats, Public Option, Filibuster Feingold, Feingold Health Care, Video, Politics News

The major point of contention between the White House and congressional Democrats is now whether a public option for insurance coverage has the 60 vot...

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Canary in the Coal Mine: Student Loans

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Regulation, Wall Street, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Congressional Democrats, Lobbyists, Senate Democrats, Family Education Loan Program, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

If the Democrats cannot show that the existing arrangement constitutes a raid of the public treasury, do not expect them to do so on the much more complicated issues of credit swap controls.

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Republicans Must Stop Playing Politics With Unemployment Benefits

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Long Island, Senate Republicans, Recovery, Economic Policy, New York City, Middle Class, Economic Stimulus, Joblessness, Senate Democrats, Hudson Valley, Recession, New York News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Rather than do what is right, Republicans did what was politically convenient, twice blocking the unemployment extension last week in an effort to derail other economic recovery programs.

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GOP Gaining Advantage In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, House Democrats, David Axelrod, The Democracy Corps, Senate Democrats, Democratic Party, Obama Democrats, Newt Gingrich, Election, Politics News

Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...

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Baucus: All Senate Dems Will Support Health Bill

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Max Baucus, Senator Harry Reid, Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill, Senate Finance Committee, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Senate Democrats, Max Baucus Health Care, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate – and perhaps more than one Republican – will support legislat...

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Grayson, Progressives Push Reid To Strong-Arm Lieberman, Conservative Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pccc, Senate Democrats, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Alan Grayson, Health Care, Health Reform, Lieberman, Politics News

UPDATE: Reid pushed back Wednesday afternoon against the consensus that health reform is on him -- after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), laid the fate of...

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Two Parties of 'No' and a Silent Majority

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Finance Committee, Public Option, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Senate Democrats, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

The silent majority now is the voice of the "independent". If you listen past the yelling to hear the actual voices, you see that this is the position of most Americans.

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Senate Democrats Agree To Extend Jobless Benefits

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Jobless Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, Dems, Senate Democrats, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless w...

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Sam Stein

Dems Discussing Public Option With Opt-Out Clause: The Silver Bullet?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Public Option, Public Option States, Senate Democrats, Democrats, State Opt-Out, Democrats Compromise, Democrats Opt Out, Public Option Silver Bullet, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Politics News

Senate Democrats have begun discussions on a compromise approach to health care reform that would establish a robust, national public option for insur...

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Senate Dems Look To Obama To Move Health Care Votes

washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate, Public Option, Senate Finance Committee, Health Care Reform, President Obama Health Care, Max Baucus, Senate Democrats, Health Care, Health Care Public Option, Politics News

For many months, advocates of health care reform have implored President Obama to outline in greater detail the provisions he's prepared to push and d...

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Robert Byrd Should Resign From the Senate -- Today

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Byrd, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Senate Replacement, West Virginia, Senate Democrats, Joe Manchin, Massachusetts, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

What happens if health care comes up for a vote and Byrd is simply too sick to be wheeled in?

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Chuck Schumer: We Should Still Look Seriously At 50-Vote Bill

The American Prospect | Tim Fernholz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Public Option Trigger, Public Option, Tom-Perriello, Harry Reid, Senate Democrats, Healthcare Reform, Republicans, Reconciliation, Politics News

Senator Chuck Schumer is the third-ranked Democrat in the Senate, one of the most prominent advocates for a public plan, and among the earliest Democr...

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Health Care Failure Could Mean Electoral Disaster: Dems

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Senate Democrats, Healthcare Reform, House Democrats, Senate Democrats Poll, Politics News

The poll slide Congressional Dems are enduring right now has increased pressure on Dems to succeed on health care this year, Democratic aides privatel...

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Ryan Grim

Democrats Ponder One-Bill Reconciliation Strategy For Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate Democrats, Health Care, Reconciliation, Politics News

Senate Democrats contemplating a controversial parliamentary maneuver that would allow them to pass key provisions of a health care bill with just 51 ...

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The Health Club at the Corner of Chimera and Mirage

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama and Republicans, Public Option, Senate Finance Committee, Charles Grassley, Health Co-Ops, Senate Republicans, Mike Enzi, Democrats, Barack Obama, Senate Democrats, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Kent Conrad, Bipartisanship, Chuck Grassley, Republicans, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Obama the Developer wants to build a health club. Something classy, that's what he's thinking, with all the latest equipment, and enough room so everyone in town can join.

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Liberals Press Senate Dems To Move Without Grassley

The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Max Baucus, Bipartisanship, Senate Democrats, Senate Finance Committee, Healthcare Reform, Chuck Grassley, Politics News

Leading liberal activists are pressing Senate Democrats to forget about Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and move ahead with their own plans for ...

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Ryan Grim

Where Is Kent Conrad Getting His Whip Count?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbying, Kent Conrad, Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Senate Democrats, Health Care, Politics News

There are 60 members of the Senate's Democratic caucus -- so why is Sen. Kent Conrad insisting that that there aren't enough votes to pass a public he...

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Franken Gives Millionaire Swift Boat Ads Funder A Piece Of His Mind

Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, T. Boone Pickens, Senate Democrats, Swift Boat, Al Franken, Politics News

Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tanked John Kerry's presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pick...

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Senate Dems Getting Warm and Cozy with T Boone Pickens

A. Siegel | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: The Pickents Plan, Energy, Senate, Dpc, Senate Democrats, T Boone Pickens, Democratic Policy Committee, Green News
A. Siegel

Rather than bring in people who are discussing serious solutions, the DPC is bringing a snake-oil salesman who merits credit for dishonorable attacks on the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nominee.

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The Franken Factor (and Counting to 60)

Juliette Powell | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Franken Senate, Ben Nelson, Doma, Juliette Powell, Al Franken, Senate Races, Joe Biden, Employee Free Choice, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Senate, 33millionpeople, Rahm Emanuel, Energy Reform, Senate Democrats, Health Care, Politics News
Juliette Powell

As harsh as this may seem, maybe it is time for Ted Kennedy to resign from the Senate and let the Democratic Governor of Massachusetts appoint a healthy successor.

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Time for President Obama to Throw Down Against the Corrupt and Spineless

Bob Cesca | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lee Stranahan, Public Option, President Obama, Health Insurance, Democrats, President Obama Healthcare, Michael Moore, Health, Lieberman Public Option, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Universal Health Care, Joe Lieberman, Senate Democrats, Health Care, Michael Moore Sicko, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Enough prevaricating. The storm is perfect. Kick some ass, Mr. President.

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The Senate Says, "No, We Can't" To The Public Option

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Health Reform, Senate Democrats, Obama Healthcare, Healthcare, Politics News
Noelle Cigarroa Perese

Private insurance has failed drastically through its own greed in bilking Americans through expensive premiums, denying them needed care, and paying billions of dollars to insurance company executives on the backs of sick and underinsured Americans.

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