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NYS to Save Thousands of Jobs With The Passing of $26 Billion in Aid
After months of negotiating among lawmakers, Education Departments nation-wide will be receiving relief in the form of $10 billion in school funds recently made possible with the passage of a $26 billion dollar aid package during a special session of the House called yesterday by Speaker Pelosi. The objective is a combined effort to prevent 300,000 teacher and public sector layoffs with $16 billion reserved to help state governments bridge massive Healthcare/Medicaid expenses weighing heavily on their budgets. In order to keep the bill from increasing the deficit, offsets were made by closing existing corporate tax loopholes and agreeing to cuts in food stamp programs slated to go into effect 4 years from now. This aid package is a relief … More >>
Tagged congress, education, healthcare, jobs, national governors association, obama, Obey
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Some Of The Best Moments With Rep. Anthony Weiner
Here are some of the best moments from Anthony Weiner’s time with us last week at the THE BIG F—ING DEAL: Healthcare Q/A & Drinks. See him as he talks about progressive principles and living with Jon Stewart, drops the F-bomb a few times, makes fun of the Tea Partiers, speaks to how the grassroots can move forward, and more: Watch the full length video here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CFF4732AD545287C
Next Wednesday: The Big !@#$ing Deal Q/A & Drinks With Rep. Anthony Weiner
Brought To You By MYD’s Health Care Committee, Queens County Young Democrats, Greater NYC for Change, Brooklyn Young Democrats, MoveOn Manhattan Council, ACT NOW, and the Letters H, C, and R: The amazing U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will join MYD to talk about the fight for health care reform, take some questions, and join us as we drink to our health and celebrate the passage of the Big F***ing Deal! Wednesday 4/7, 7-10PM Libation 137 Ludlow St. We have the first floor of the venue, and UNDER 21s ARE WELCOME to attend. DJ to be announced. Drink Menu: $2 Bud/Bud Light Draft $5 mixed well (all other drinks $8 – $16) $5 domestic beers $6 imported beers $7 Champagne $5 … More >>
How Health Care Passed the House (And Now What?)
Well, health care reform passed! The House approved the reform last night with a vote of 219-212. If you’re not a C-SPAN or procedure fan like me you might be rather confused by the entire process. So lets go through it step by step. Every bill, as we all learned in grade school, has to be passed by both houses. On Christmas eve, the Senate passed a bill that was sent back to the House. At this point, two things could have happened. In the first case, the House and Senate could have met in something called conference, and then agreed to a new bill which would then be sent back to each house of Congress for a vote. However, … More >>
Tagged Health Care debate, health care reform, health insurance reform, healthcare, healthcare reform
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The Healthcare Bill in Plain English
What’s the in the health care bill being reconciled in Congress? Here’s a clean break down from the Washington Post.
John Shadegg (R-AZ) Support Public Option
Never mind his contradictory website, Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)’s spokeswoman confirms he supports the Public Option because: “health insurance companies should have to compete for our business as individual consumers. Forcing them to compete, even through a public option would be better than an individual mandate…” and the best way to pay for those with pre-existing conditions is to “spread their costs among the healthy, among the taxpayers.” Article here. Video:
