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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider

Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for Wednesday, September 23, 2009 

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Health Deja Vu

Where was Yogi Berra when I needed him on Wednesday?  It was deja vu all over again in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as lawmakers battled over some unfinished health care reform work from July.  Except it was now late September.   Back on July 31, when Democrats muscled ...

Medicare Maginot Line

As the Senate Finance Committee works on a health reform bill from Democrats, both parties are doing their best to cast themselves as defenders of seniors, while arguing the other wants to ruin their government safety net. Speaking about one GOP amendment that would have done away with over $500 ...

Slow Walking Reform

It didn't take long for Democrats to accuse Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee of trying to use dilatory tactics to slow down committee action on health care reform legislation. "There is a substantial slow walk taking place," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, using the Congressional term for delay to characterize ...

House Health Care Action

The Senate Finance Committee isn't the only committee working on health care reform legislation today, as the House Energy & Commerce Committee is also back at work on a bill that was approved in July.  Sort of. Back when the panel finished work on the last Friday in July, Chairman ...

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