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Triggers are Nothing but a Plan to Kill the Public Option

As debate on health care moves forward in the Senate, it seems like a good time for a reminder: There is no such thing as a good trigger for the public health insurance option. In fact, triggers are nothing but a plan to kill the public option. The ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Sheldon Whitehouse

Senate Health Care Debate Liveblog

The question is: Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to proceed shall be brought to a close. Clerk is calling the roll. 7:54 EST: Absence of a quorum noted by Reid, and the roll is being called. Vote coming soon! 7:44 EST: The ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  C-SPAN,  Mike Enzi

Jason Rosenbaum: Insurance Company Greed Kills Jobs (rally photos and video)

Our businesses are facing dire choices- between being able to reinvest profits into the future of our businesses and meeting the ever-growing costs of health care coverage; between denying our employees coverage for needed medical services and having ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Huffington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MoveOn.org

2,266 Veterans Died in 2008 Because They were Uninsured; Vastly More Than Combat Deaths

The figure will be higher as soon as Kent Conrad and his merry little band have their way! The axe will soon fall on those filthy entitlements of which VA Benefits is one, along with Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. We simply cannot raise ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pete Peterson,  Cato Institute,  American Enterprise Institute,  Harvard Medical School

Support a strong voice against the war in Afghanistan

I'd like to thank John for letting me spread the word about this cause, and I'd like to thank everyone here at Crooks and Liars for helping pitch in. It's important that we work to end the war in Afghanistan, and it's important that we support ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Crooks and Liars,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company

Keep the “Anti-Escalation in Afghanistan” Blog Fellowship Going

I just threw in my $50. Anyone care to join? Will you accept checks or money orders? Let me find out, but likely, yes. I just dropped in 20 beans for Derrick’s fellowship. He’s doing a good job, and I believe in putting my money where my mouth is. I’m ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama

Oops! Blue Cross Simultaneously Mails Customers Rate Increase with Opposition to Public Option

Maybe it was just lousy timing, but many customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina are ticked off at the mail they’ve received recently from the state’s largest insurer. First, they learned their rates will rise by an average of 11 ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association,  U.S. Congress,  Nancy Pelosi,  Tom DeLay,  U.S. Republican Party

Jason Rosenbaum: ACTION: Senator Reid does the American thing, puts a public option in the Senate bill. Support him.

I believe that a public option can achieve the goal of bringing meaningful reform to our broken system. It will protect consumers, keep insurers honest and ensure competition and that's why we intend to include it on the bill that will be submitted ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Huffington Post,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid

BREAKING: Reid Puts Public Option in the Senate Bill

The last two weeks have been a great opportunity to work with the White House, Senators Baucus and Dodd, and members of our Caucus on this critical issue of reforming our health insurance system. We have had productive, meaningful discussions about how ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House

Eric Cantor, where’s the Republican health care bill?

But the public option is not the only reason the public has soured on Congress’ health care efforts. This nearly $1 trillion legislation, much like the Finance Committee bill in the Senate, dishonestly resorts to a host of budget gimmicks to give the ...

From JASON ROSENBAUM, Firedoglake,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Eric Cantor,  U.S. Republican Party

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