California Association of Health Underwriters Calls Foul Over Partisan Health Care Reform Process

LOS ANGELES, April 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Don Jones, President of the California Association of Health Underwriters called upon members of the California Congressional Delegation today to join him in demanding that Congress reject efforts to address the urgent need for health care reform in ...

DNC: With Orr Appointment, Bush Republicans Put Partisan Ideology Ahead of Good Policy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release was issued today by the Democratic National Committee: Yesterday, news broke that Susan Orr, a staunch anti-family planning advocate, has been appointed to head the U.S. contraception programs at the Department of Health and...

Pelosi: This Week, Members Must Choose Between Partisan Obstruction and Health Insurance for 10 Million Children

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the Oct. 18 vote to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation: "This week, those Republicans in the House who have not already...

Pelosi: 'Mr. President - Drop the Partisan Rhetoric, Put Down the Veto Pen'

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following President Bush's remarks this morning on fiscal responsibility. Documents are available on the Administration's record on fiscal policies and the New Direction Congress' Commitme...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

...kingly consistent set of conclusions. Researchers quickly observed that the public approaches the issue of health care from a pragmatic - not a partisan - perspective and that participants were willing to change views on politically contentious issues after working through the tradeoffs of alternative ...

Delaying Health Care Reform is U-N-A-C-C-E-P-T-A-B-L-E!

... happen again. We elected this President and this Congress to reform the health care system, and we are not going to allow this issue to devolve into partisan rancor. We want our elected officials in Congress to give all Americans the same kind of health care coverage that we give them. Let's be clear. Th...

Full Transcript of House Democrats' Press Conference on Introduction of Health Care Legislation

... We are working to accomplish something that is greater than us as Members of Congress, and something which must, should and I hope, will transcend partisan divides and bickering. This has been tried by many Presidents and congresses before. However, this time is different. This time we will be successf...

Public Opinion on Health Reform Stable and Supportive as Debate Heats Up, But Moveable Too

... comes out," Altman said. Forging Bipartisan Agreement Another challenge will be forging bipartisan support. The poll found areas of large partisan disagreement. For example, three-quarters (74%) of Democrats and six in ten (59%) independents said given the country's serious economic problems hea...

Mom on Mission for Quality, Affordable Healthcare for All Drives Purple Bus Across Nation Gathering Stories

...ll will not happen without citizens' overwhelming support." McClure has met countless Americans who, like her, demand that lawmakers put asides partisan differences and find real solutions. "My journey has taught me that I am not alone in this fight," she said. Just a fraction of those she's met includ...

THA, Broad Coalition Press Leaders in House and Senate to 'Act Swiftly and Forcefully to Pass CHIP Bill'

... of Texas families and business leaders on both sides of the aisle: covering uninsured children. We need legislators on both sides of the aisle to put partisan differences aside and do what's right for Texas kids and families, and for Texas' economy." The following organizations released the preceding s...

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Interview of the Vice President

... has Senator Reid been like to work with? THE VICE PRESIDENT: Difficult. He's -- I'll leave it at that. He's difficult. Q Are you surprised at how partisan he's become, I mean, given both his state and his past politics? He has -- quite frankly, his past views on foreign policy have been -- (inaudible) --...

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New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines

...tten as a primer for anyone aspiring to the Oval Office. The book provides the scientific literacy would-be leaders need to challenge ill-informed, partisan advice on science-based issues such as terrorist threats, global warming, the value of manned exploration of space and the dangers of nuclear weapons....

Widespread support for nonembryonic stem cell research, VCU Life Sciences Survey shows

... embryonic stem cell research is strongly related to views on abortion, religious commitment and self-assessed knowledge about stem cell research. The partisan divide over embryonic stem cell research remains roughly the same since 2004. Personal impact of genetic research. Roughly four in 10, or 38 p...

Americans remain pessimistic about the environment, Stanford-AP survey finds

...an, suburban or rural settings, although white people are now significantly less likely to be pessimists than people of other races.'' As in 2006, partisan loyalties are related to pessimism: 72 percent of Democrats are pessimists versus 36 percent of Republicans. In 2006, those numbers were 67 percent of...

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Dividing stem cells along partisan lines isnt a good experiment

Magnified stem cells. Source: Office of U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Redondo Beach, Calif.) MADISON Are human embryonic stem cells Democratic or Republican? As silly as that question is, it appears to be at the core of one of the more lamentable wedge issues of the 2004 presidential campaign. Bo...

Badger Ventures plans to fund IT; partisan stem-cell battle; BadgerNet draws fire

Badger Ventures, a newly forming venture capital firm, hopes to make waves in Madison and gather funding to invest in information technology companies. Also, state Assembly Republicans moved to deny new research tax credits to companies doing studies that require destroying embryos, and the state d...

The World Economic Forum Announces Technology Pioneers 2008: Mondobiotech Selected

...rated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. ( http://www.weforum.org ) Notes to Editors: - Go to http://www.weforum.org/techpioneers/2008 for the entire list of Tech...

The World Economic Forum Announces Technology Pioneers 2008

...ation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and a non-profit organization; it is tied to neither political, partisan nor national interests. ( http://www.weforum.org ) Internet: http://www.presseportal.ch Contact: Martin Velasco, CEO Anecova Tel: +41-22-310...

Resverlogix Honoured with World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Award

...rated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. (http://www.weforum.org ) About Resverlogix Corp. Resverlogix Corp. is a leading biotechnology company engaged in the deve...

Wisconsin Needs More Investment Capital

.... Lay these two plans side-by-side and youll see theres an encouraging amount of overlap. Wisconsin citizens should expect that bipartisan action, not partisan gridlock, will follow. The plan put forward by Doyle called for a competitive business climate, investment in Wisconsin businesses, investment in t...

WTN Interview: Senator Ted Kanavas

...p them here at home rather than exporting those ideas and the people with them, to California, Texas and other places. The Governors committee is less partisan and more of a think tank approach. There are going to be many good ideas talked about. But, whenever you have about 40 people working on a committee, ...

Doyle and the Legislature Have Much To Agree Upon When It Comes To The Economy

... be the only major proposal in Doyles Grow Wisconsin plan that is likely to partisan opposition. Otherwise, the 45-page package has much to recommend it to Repu...nt of overlap. Wisconsin citizens should expect that bipartisan action, not partisan gridlock, will follow. The plan put forward by Doyle called for a compet...

Governors Growth Council hopes to go light on paperwork and heavy on ideas

...o the Legislature this fall. The Republican-dominated Legislature is crafting its own business-growth bills, and Doyle appears intent on heading off a partisan fight by first soliciting ideas from business leaders many of whom are Republicans. Nettles set the stage by describing what he called the Doyle D...

Gov. Doyle comments on unlocking the power of power of stem cell research

... the next decade exists not in the far reaches of space, but laboratories of our Universities and great research institutions. This should not be a partisan issue. A bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate - 58 Senators - and more than 200 members of Congress have signed letters calling on the President to...